A
HISTORY OF THE PENINSULAR WAR
VOLUME V: OCTOBER 1811 TO AUGUST 31, 1812
VALENCIA, CIUDAD RODRIGO, BADAJOZ, SALAMANCA, MADRID
by Sir Charles Oman
8.75 x 5.5 in. 688 pages. 5 illustrations, 14 maps.
Greenhill Books is pleased to announce the republication
of Sir Charles Oman's A History of the Peninsular War, one of the
most important histories of the Napoleonic period ever written. All seven
volumes have now been reprinted.
This republication of Oman's magnum opus
is presented with a new introduction by leading Napoleonic historial Colonel
John R. Elting (USA, Ret.).
The 1807-14 war in the Iberian Peninsula was one
of the most significant and influential campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars.
Arising from Napoleon's strategic need to impose his rule over Portugal
and Spain, it evolved into a constant drain on his resources. Sir Charles
Oman's seven-volume history of the campaign is an unrivalled and essential
work. His extensive use and analysis of French, Spanish, Portuguese and
British participants' accounts and archival material, together with his
own inspection of the battlefields, provides a comprehensive and balanced
account of this most important episode in Napoleonic military history.
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The definitive history of the Peninsular War
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By one of the greatest 20th-century historians
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Comprehensive maps, orders of battle and lists of strengths and casualties
Sir Charles Oman was one of Britian's greatest and most celebrated
hisotrians. His other books published by Greenhill are A History of
the Art of War in the Middle Ages and A Hisotry of the Art of War
in the Sixteenth Century. During this period,
the outcome of the war was effectively decided by Wellington's advance
from Portugal into Spain. The operations that took place at this time included
the French campaigns of late 1811, the Allied offensive, and Wellington's
great victory at Salamanca. Other notable actions included that at Garcia
Hernandez, and there were also smaller operations such as those on the
east coast of Spain. Orders of battle, lists of strengths and casualties,
and an account of Wellington's intelligence officer and code-breaker Sir
George Scovell, whose efforts contributed greatly to Wellington's plans
of campaign, are given in the appendices to this volume.
Greenhill Books ISBN 1-85367-225-4
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