"The British Invasion of the River Plate, 1806-1807" Topic
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| Liberators | 08 Feb 2014 6:34 p.m. PST |
I have just reviewed Ben Hughes' new book "The British Invasion of the River Plate, 1806-1807" on my Liberators blog. liberators.blogspot.com Short version: highly recommended |
79thPA  | 08 Feb 2014 6:55 p.m. PST |
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| Chacrinha | 09 Feb 2014 5:26 a.m. PST |
Thanks John. How does it compare to 'The Waters of Oblivion'? |
| Liberators | 09 Feb 2014 1:30 p.m. PST |
Hi Chacrinha It is a fuller account than Waters of Oblivion. As I mentioned in the review, Hughes goes into great detail on each of the combats. In the Defensa he often tracks each combat by the block. Also, IIRC Waters focuses almost completely on the land operations. British Invasion devotes a fair amount of space to the naval operations, including several small battles that I had never heard of previously. |
| Chacrinha | 09 Feb 2014 3:37 p.m. PST |
Thank you John, I may just pick that up. I quite enjoyed Mr Hughes' book on the volunteers under Bolivar, despite it's narrow focus. |
| 15th Hussar | 09 Feb 2014 5:43 p.m. PST |
OH THANK YOU, Mister Fletcher…for finding ANOTHER book that I must have! My wallet is thrilled to death over this one! |
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