Based on four lengthy memoranda by Wellington, summarizing the conduct of the War, 1808, 1809,1810, and 1811. This is the closest Wellington came to writing his memoires of the Peninsular War – Highly Recommended
NAME: Battling Napoleon in Iberia 1808-1814, Wellington's History of the Peninsular War FILE: R2978 AUTHOR: Stuart Reid PUBLISHER: Pen and Sword, frontline BINDING: hard back PAGES: 301 PRICE: £25.00 GENRE: Non Fiction SUBJECT: Napoleonic Wars, Peninsular War, Iberia, Portugal, Spain, Wellesley, Wellington, British Army, Foot, Cavalry, Artillery, Rocket troops, sharp shooters, Rifles, chosen men
ISBN: 1-52673-763-9
IMAGE: B2978.jpg BUYNOW: tinyurl.com/y4m8979u LINKS: DESCRIPTION: Based on four lengthy memoranda by Wellington, summarizing the conduct of the War, 1808, 1809,1810, and 1811. This is the closest Wellington came to writing his memoires of the Peninsular War – Highly Recommended Wellington disliked the idea of attempting to write a history of the Peninsular War. He felt that each person would have a different recollection of events and no one would have a fully accurate recollection of the events that collectively accounted for the results of the conflict. In writing four lengthy memoranda, Wellington set out the events with an unprecedented appreciation of the fight. He set out his appreciation in relation also to the French and Spanish forces he was fighting and of the Anglo- Portuguese forces under his command. Stuart Reid has brought together this material with reports and key despatches from the other years of the campaign. This is a unique view of Britain's most significant land forces campaigns that culminated with the crossing of the Iberian frontier into France. This work is supported by maps and a colour photo-plate section to produce a nicely flowing account that is further supported by Appendices that provide important information. This work will be highly valued by historians and enthusiasts but it is very readable and should interest any who wish to learn more about the way in which Wellington employed the troops at his disposal to defeat a numerically superior enemy. He demonstrated a firm grasp of the situation and became skilled at dividing the enemy so that they were unable to use their numerical advantages,