The British Campaigns In The Peninsula 1808 1814
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The British Campaigns In The Peninsula 1808 1814
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Author : D.J. Goodspeed
language : en
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
Release Date : 2023-05-25
The British Campaigns In The Peninsula 1808 1814 written by D.J. Goodspeed and has been published by Wildside Press LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-05-25 with Fiction categories.
This book was originally prepared on behalf of the Directorate of Military Training to be used as a text for officers’ study courses. It covers the rise of Napoleon to the battle of Toulouse and the end of the war.
Lectures Upon The British Campaigns In The Peninsula 1808 14
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Author : Charles Walker Robinson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1871
Lectures Upon The British Campaigns In The Peninsula 1808 14 written by Charles Walker Robinson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1871 with Peninsular War, 1807-1814 categories.
Wellington S Two Front War
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Author : Joshua Moon
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2012-09-13
Wellington S Two Front War written by Joshua Moon and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-13 with History categories.
Sir Arthur Wellesley's 1808–1814 campaigns against Napoleon's forces in the Iberian Peninsula have drawn the attention of scholars and soldiers for two centuries. Yet, until now, no study has focused on the problems that Wellesley, later known as the Duke of Wellington, encountered on the home front before his eventual triumph beyond the Pyrenees. In Wellington's Two-Front War, Joshua Moon not only surveys Wellington's command of British forces against the French but also describes the battles Wellington fought in England—with an archaic military command structure, bureaucracy, and fickle public opinion. In this detailed and accessible account, Moon traces Wellington's command of British forces during the six years of warfare against the French. Almost immediately upon landing in Portugal in 1808, Wellington was hampered by his government's struggle to plan a strategy for victory. From that point on, Moon argues, the military's outdated promotion system, political maneuvering, and bureaucratic inertia—all subject to public opinion and a hostile press—thwarted Wellington's efforts, almost costing him the victory. Drawing on archival sources in the United Kingdom and at the United States Military Academy, Moon goes well beyond detailing military operations to delve into the larger effects of domestic policies, bureaucracy, and coalition building on strategy. Ultimately, Moon shows, the second front of Wellington's "two-front war" was as difficult as the better-known struggle against Napoleon's troops and harsh conditions abroad. As this book demonstrates, it was only through strategic vision and relentless determination that Wellington attained the hard-fought victory. Moon's multifaceted examination of the commander and his frustrations offers valuable insight into the complexities of fighting faraway battles under the scrutiny at home of government agencies and the press—issues still relevant today.
Wellington In The Peninsula 1808 1814
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Author : Jac Weller
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
Wellington In The Peninsula 1808 1814 written by Jac Weller and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This classic account of Wellington s tactics and strategy in the Peninsular War is one of the best single-volume works ever written on the epic campaign. Jac Weller covers all the battles with the French in which Wellington was involved. Talavera, Busaco, Salamanca and Vitoria are among the famous battles that he brings to life once more, with the aid of meticulous research, extensive visits to and photographs of the battlefields themselves, and an unwavering ability to cut a clear path through tangled military events. Wellington in the Peninsula brilliantly demonstrates how a great commander finally achieved victory after six years of battle against Napoleon s army."
Wellington S Army In The Peninsula 1808 1814
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Author : Michael Glover
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977
Wellington S Army In The Peninsula 1808 1814 written by Michael Glover and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Peninsular War, 1807-1814 categories.
Wellington S History Of The Peninsular War
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Author : Stuart Reid
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2019-05-30
Wellington S History Of The Peninsular War written by Stuart Reid and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-30 with History categories.
An historic account of the Peninsula War written by the man leading forces against the French, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. Though pressed many times to write about his battles and campaigns, the Duke of Wellington always replied that people should refer to his published dispatches. Yet Wellington did, in effect, write a history of the Peninsular War in the form of four lengthy memoranda, summarizing the conduct of the war in 1809, 1810, and 1811 respectively. These lengthy accounts demonstrate Wellington’s unmatched appreciation of the nature of the war in Spain and Portugal, and relate to the operations of the French and Spanish forces as well as the Anglo-Portuguese army under his command. Unlike personal diaries or journals written by individual soldiers, with their inevitably limited knowledge, Wellington was in an unparalleled position to provide a comprehensive overview of the war. Equally, the memoranda were written as the war unfolded, not tainted with the knowledge of hindsight, providing a unique contemporaneous commentary. Brought together by renowned historian Stuart Reid with reports and key dispatches from the other years of the campaign, the result is the story of the Peninsular War told through the writings of the man who knew and understood the conflict in Iberia better than any other. These memoranda and dispatches have never been published before in a single connected narrative. Therefore, Wellington’s History of the Peninsular War 1808-1814 offers a uniquely accessible perspective on the conflict in the own words of Britain’s greatest general.
Annals Of The Peninsular Campaigns From 1808 To 1814 Vol Ii
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Author : Thomas Hamilton
language : en
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Release Date : 2013-02-25
Annals Of The Peninsular Campaigns From 1808 To 1814 Vol Ii written by Thomas Hamilton and has been published by Pickle Partners Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-25 with History categories.
When Thomas Hamilton set out to write this detailed history of the Peninsular campaigns, the great struggle for Portugal and Spain was still fresh in the minds of his intended audience. It was also seared on his own memory from his service in the war as an ensign and later lieutenant of the 29th Regiment of Foot. He served at the first siege of Badajoz, at the butchery of Albuera, where he was severely wounded, and, after his recovery, in the battles around the Pyrenees. Following his military service, he turned to writing, penning the noted military novel Cyril Thornton, and was a frequent contributor to “Blackwood’s Magazine”. The Annals were positively received by critics of his own time and were written with much detail from eye-witness accounts amongst his contacts in the military and literary circles that he moved in. They form an excellent and readable account of the military and political events of the Peninsular War and are less critical and argumentative than others written around the same period. This second volume takes the action from Late 1808 to October 1810. Author — Hamilton, Thomas, 1789-1842. Text taken, whole and complete, from the edition published in 1831, Edinburgh by William Blackwood and T. Cadell, Strand, London. Original Page Count – iv and 367 pages. Illustrations – 4 maps.
Voices From The Peninsula
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Author : Ian Fletcher
language : en
Publisher: Frontline Books
Release Date : 2016-03-30
Voices From The Peninsula written by Ian Fletcher and has been published by Frontline Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-30 with History categories.
The Peninsular War was one of the most successful campaigns ever fought by the British Army. Between 1808, when British troops landed in Portugal, and 1814, when Wellington's Army advanced into the south of France, British soldiers were involved in countless battles and sieges against Napoleon's vaunted French veterans. Drawing on rare letters, diaries and memoirs, Ian Fletcher presents a superb insight into the daily lives of British soldiers in this momentous period and evokes such key battles and sieges as Vimiero, Talavera, Badajoz, Salamanca, Vittoria and San Sebastian. Ian Fletcher's skillful compilation of accounts, placed in context by important background detail, make this the story of the Peninsular War in the words of the men who marched, fought and triumphed with Wellington. Although there have been many accounts of soldiering in Wellington's army, Voices from the Peninsula throws new light on the experience of Napoleonic warfare and brings to life what Wellington called 'the finest military machine in existence'.
Wellington In The Peninsula 1808 1814
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Author : Jac Weller
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2012-05-19
Wellington In The Peninsula 1808 1814 written by Jac Weller and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-19 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The author of Wellington at Waterloo delivers an in-depth history of the military commander’s tactics and strategy in the Peninsular War. After gaining strategic and tactical experience in Colonial India, Arthur Wellesley went to battle against French forces in the Peninsular War. With his decisive victories there, he ascended to the peerage of the United Kingdom as the 1st Duke of Wellington. Inthis volume, historian Jac Weller delivers a complete account of Wellington’s career on the Iberian Peninsula, covering all the battles in which he took part. Talavera, The battles of Busaco, Salamanca and Vitoria are among the famous conflicts Weller brings to life in the lively chronicle, combining meticulous research with extensive visits to the historic battlefields. Supplementing his accessible narrative with photographs, Weller demonstrates how this great commander finally achieved victory after six years of battle against Napoleon’s army.
The British Soldier In The Peninsular War
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Author : G. Daly
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2013-07-23
The British Soldier In The Peninsular War written by G. Daly and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-23 with History categories.
Combining military and cultural history, the book explores British soldiers' travels and cross-cultural encounters in Spain and Portugal, 1808-1814. It is the story of how soldiers interacted with the local environment and culture, of their attitudes and behaviour towards the inhabitants, and how they wrote about all this in letters and memoirs.