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Napoleon’s Cursed War: Popular Resistance in the Spanish Peninsular War, 1808-1814
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Artikel-Nr:
9781844670826
Veröffentl:
2008
Einband:
Gebundene Ausgabe
Seiten:
587
Autor:
Ronald Fraser
Gewicht:
1030 g
SKU:
INF1100365519
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Ronald Fraser is the leading oral historian of twentieth-century Spain. He is the author of several books, including Blood of Spain and Tajos: The Story of a Village on the Costa del Sol.
In this definitive account of the Peninsular War (1808-14), Napoleon's six-year war against Spain, Ronald Fraser examines what led to the emperor's devastating defeat against the popular opposition-the guerrillas-and their British and Portuguese allies. As well as relating the histories of the great political and military figures of the war, Fraser brings to life the anonymous masses-the artisans, peasants and women who fought, suffered and died-and restores their role in this barbaric war to its rightful place while overturning the view that this was a straightforward military campaign. This vivid, meticulously researched book offers a distinct and profound vision of "Napoleon's Vietnam" and shows the reality of the disasters of war: the suffering, discontents and social upheaval that accompanied the fighting.