The Peninsular War was a war of contrasts; a war fought in the icy passes of the high Pyrenees and on the burning wastes of the Sierra Morena; a war of infinite cruelty yet remarkable courtesy; a war in which debonair British officers fought alongside ragged Spanish partisans. It began in 1808 with Napoleon at the height of his power and ended with his attempted suicide in 1814. This narrative recaptures the horror, excitement and drudgery of history's first guerrilla war.
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Readers will find this handsome paperback an affordable introduction to the Napoleonic campaigns on the Iberian peninsula. Nicely illustrated with artwork of peninsular scenes and good basic maps, it's well-laced with quotes from participants and salted with mood-setting Napieresque purple prose. Unfortunately it suffers from Anglo-centricism, as do most English-language texts on the subject, but does refrain from the most biting criticism of Englands's Iberian allies. Nevertheless Parkinson's work is a good starting point from which to move on to the best single-volume history, David Gate's THE SPANISH ULCER (available soon in PB). I also recommend De Rocca's In The PENINSULA With a FRENCH HUSSAR, Hibbert's WHEATLEY DIARY & RIFLEMAN HARRIS (both PB), and August Schaumann's delightful On The ROAD With WELLINGTON.
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