Spanish Army of the Napoleonic Wars (2) - 1808-12

Informationen zum Autor RENÉ CHARTRAND was born in Montreal and educated in Canada, the United States and the Bahamas. A senior curator with Canada's National Historic Sites for nearly three decades, he is now a freelance writer and historical consultant. He has written numerous articles and books including over 50 Osprey titles. He lives in Quebec, with his wife and two sons. Bill Younghusband was born in 1936. He was educated in Devon and studied at Newton Abbot College of Art. He has been interested in all things military since childhood, and this interest was compounded through the reading of authors such as G.A. Henty. In 1954 he joined the Life Guards and saw service in Egypt and Cyprus. Bill is a respected military illustrator of more than 15 years experience, and has illustrated many Osprey books including Men-at-Arms 299 Austrian Auxiliary Troops 1792-1816 and Campaigns 48 Salamanca 1812 and 59 Vittoria 1813. He is married with one daughter and currently lives in Ireland. Klappentext A second of three volumes on the organisation! uniforms! and weapons of the Spanish Army in Europe in the MEN-AT-ARMS series. This book considers 1808 to 1812. Zusammenfassung The French 'invasion by stealth' of her uneasy ally Spain, and the final proclamation of Napoleon's brother Joseph as king, led to the spontaneous outbreak of a war of resistance in May 1808 that would rage for six years. Despite Napoleon's clear advantage, the Spanish Army was never completely destroyed, their stubborn resistance typified by epic sieges at Zaragoza and Gerona and nationwide guerrilla warfare. The second of three volumes, this book examines the history, uniforms and equipment of the Spanish Army who, with the help of guerrillas and 'armed peasantry', stood up to Napoleon's Grand Army against all odds. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction · Resistance and British Aid · Uniforms and Equipment · Guerrillas · Regional Volunteers and Armed Peasantry · The Navy · Select Bibliography · The Plates...

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Rene Chartrand, René Chartrand
• Collaboration: Bill Younghusband (Illustrations), William Younghusband (Illustrations), Younghusband Bill (Illustrations)
• Edition: Osprey Publishers
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Broché
• Sortie: 01.09.1999
• EAN: 9781855327658
• ISBN: 978-1-85532-765-8
• Pages: 48
• Dimensions: 184 mm x 248 mm x 5 mm
• Thèmes: Men-at-Arms; Men-at-Arms; Man at Arms
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences politiques > Théories de l'Etat et administration politique; Spain, HISTORY / Military / Naval, HISTORY / Europe / Spain & Portugal, HISTORY / Military / Weapons, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Warfare & defence, Naval forces and warfare, Military institutions, Weapons and equipment, Land forces and warfare, HISTORY / Military / Uniforms, Military uniforms / insignia