In this definitive account of the Peninsular War (1807-14), 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. 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.
- ISBN10 1844670821
- ISBN13 9781844670826
- Publish Date 27 March 2008
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Verso Books
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 587
- Language English
- URL https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9781844670826