"The Peninsular War, A New History - Charles Esdaile " Topic
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| Tango01 | 30 Aug 2015 9:33 p.m. PST |
"Having just finished reading Charles Esdaile's book on the Peninsular War, I thought I would share my thoughts.
This book was first published back in 2002 and my copy is a first edition hard back that I picked up as a second hand copy for a very reasonable price. I certainly got more than my moneys worth.
This excellent book is probably the first of the more modern treatments of the subject to focus more on the socio-political aspects of this war with more of an overview of the battles which have been well covered and detailed in other histories such as Oman and Gates. That is to say that the major battles, important as they are, are not overlooked but very carefully placed in the context of the political situation at that time…"
Full review here
jjwargames.blogspot.com.ar Amicalement
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 Extra Crispy  | 31 Aug 2015 5:26 a.m. PST |
The best single volume on the war, IMHO. |
| Tango01 | 31 Aug 2015 11:58 a.m. PST |
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