THE PENINSULAR WAR

This is a mint-condition first edition (1973) of The Peninsular War, by the military historian Roger Parkinson.

The Peninsular War was the military conflict fought by Spain and Portugal, assisted by the United Kingdom, against the invading and occupying forces of France for control of the Iberian Peninsula during the Napoleonic Wars. It began in 1808 with Napoleon at the height of his power and ended with his attempted suicide in 1814. It is the war that made Arthur Wellesley the Duke of Wellington.
This narrative recalls the horror, excitement and drudgery of history's first guerilla war. The battles of Vimiero, Corunna, Talavera, Bussaco, Fuentes de Onoro, Albuera, Badajoz, Salamanca, Vitoria and Toulouse are firmly embedded in the British military psyche, and are emblazoned on many British Army regimental colours.

It is reviewed as "an excellent book, written in a brisk and accessible style." This book does what it does very well; it is a brief overview of a very significant period in European history, and doesn't claim to be anything other than a primer and introduction to the subject.
210 pages, including photos and maps.This book has not been read.There is one tiny spot of shelfwear on the front of the dust jacket and what looks like a printing error on the inside of the dust jacket--a brown strip. Otherwise pristine.

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