Narrative of the Peninsular War, from 1808 to 1813 - War College Series
Narrative of the Peninsular War, from 1808 to 1813 - War College Series

Author: Charles William Vane

Publisher: War College Series

Published: 2015-02-24

Total Pages: 432

ISBN-13: 9781298477187

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This is a curated and comprehensive collection of the most important works covering matters related to national security, diplomacy, defense, war, strategy, and tactics. The collection spans centuries of thought and experience, and includes the latest analysis of international threats, both conventional and asymmetric. It also includes riveting first person accounts of historic battles and wars.Some of the books in this Series are reproductions of historical works preserved by some of the leading libraries in the world. As with any reproduction of a historical artifact, some of these books contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. We believe these books are essential to this collection and the study of war, and have therefore brought them back into print, despite these imperfections.We hope you enjoy the unmatched breadth and depth of this collection, from the historical to the just-published works.

Vittoria 1813
Vittoria 1813

Author: Ian Fletcher

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2012-08-20

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 1782001956

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A compact, fully-illustrated guide to a strategic British victory that forced the French troops out of occupied Spain. Despite Wellington's success against Marmont's army at Salamanca in July, the year of 1812 ended in bitter disappointment for the British. However, a year later Wellington's series of brilliant manoeuvres threw the French onto the defensive on all fronts, culminating in the final victory at Vittoria: 90,000 men and 90 guns attacking in four mutually supporting columns. The French centre gave way and both flanks were turned, their army finally breaking in flight towards Pamplona. Any French hopes of maintaining their position in the Peninsular were crushed forever. On 7 October the British set foot on the 'sacred soil' of' Napoleon's France.

Narrative of the Peninsular War, From 1808-1813 (Classic Reprint)
Narrative of the Peninsular War, From 1808-1813 (Classic Reprint)

Author: Charles William Vane Londonderry

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-02-22

Total Pages: 442

ISBN-13: 9780666154439

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Excerpt from Narrative of the Peninsular War, From 1808-1813 Scarcely any Work on the subject of the War in the Peninsula has enjoyed a more extensive popularity than that which forms the basis of the present volume. The rank and official situation of the writer, who, it must be borne in mind, took an active part in the great struggle - as well as his near relationship to the war-minister of the day afforded him opportunities of acquiring knowledge which perhaps no other individual (the Commander of the Forces alone excepted) could enjoy and of these his natural quick ness of observation, as well as the habit of recording his daily impressions as they occurred, enabled him to make the best use. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Spanish Army of the Napoleonic Wars (1)
Spanish Army of the Napoleonic Wars (1)

Author: René Chartrand

Publisher: Osprey Publishing

Published: 1998-11-27

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781855327634

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The Spanish Army was transformed during the 18th century by an influx of progressive officers who modernised and expanded it. It was closely modelled on the French armies of Louis XIV and Louis XV in tactical doctrine, organisation, armament and uniforms. In battle, they were often brave to the point of carelessness, and were thus sometimes difficult to control. The army also had several Swiss and Walloon regiments, less given to all-out attacks, but renowned for their steadiness under fire. In this first of three volumes, Réne Chartrand examines the organisation and uniforms of the Spanish Army of the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815).