The Peninsular War

Informationen zum Autor Charles Esdaile is Lecturer in Modern History at the University of Liverpool and the author of THE WARS OF NAPOLEON. Klappentext For centuries Spain had been the most feared and predatory power in Europe - it had one of the world's great navies to defend it. Trafalgar destroyed its navy and French and British armies marching across it at will. The result was a war which killed over a million Spaniards and ended its empire. This book presents this terrible conflict. Zusammenfassung For centuries Spain had been the most feared and predatory power in Europe - it had one of the world's great navies to defend it. Trafalgar destroyed its navy and French and British armies marching across it at will. The result was a war which killed over a million Spaniards and ended its empire. This book presents this terrible conflict.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Charles Esdaile, Charles J. Esdaile
• Edition: Penguin Books Uk
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 02.10.2003
• EAN: 9780140273700
• ISBN: 978-0-14-027370-0
• Pages: 624
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 197 mm x 28 mm
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Epoque moderne jusqu'en 1918; Portugal, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Europe, France, Spain, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Military / Napoleonic Wars, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, c 1500 onwards to present day, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Specific wars and campaigns, Early 19th century c 1800 to c 1850, Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare), Napoleonic Wars, Military institutions, Land forces and warfare, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General, HISTORY / Europe / Spain, HISTORY / Military / Land Forces, HISTORY / Military / Early Modern Warfare (1500-1800), HISTORY / Europe / Portugal