"March of Death: Sir John Moore's Retreat to Corunna, " Topic
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Tango01 | 13 Nov 2015 9:45 p.m. PST |
1808-1809 "In the bitter winter of 1808, a small British force found itself outnumbered and out-manouevered by a French army led by Emperor Napoleon. Faced with a crushing defeat, the British, commanded by Sir John Moore, turned and marched through the mountains of northern Spain. Casting away baggage and supplies, the little army retreated through desolate mountain passes before reaching Corunna with the French at their heels. There they turned and fought, before embarking for Britain and safety. However, as in every epic, there was great loss. Sir John Moore, gallant, respected and honourable, fell at the moment of victory. March of Death is the story of a terrible retreat through the eyes of those who were there and survived. Relating the horrific ordeal through excerpts from survivors' diaries, letters, memoirs and reports, this narrative brings to life the heroism and glory of a real fight for survival. Without doubt, few episodes of British military history have been as dramatic as Sir John Moore's retreat to Corunna. 'The author does a superb job describing the numerous skirmishes and combats between the British rear guard and the French advance guard …The story rivals any medieval epic. ' Robert Burnham, Napoleonic Series" link See here link Don't miss the oportunity to buy this great book by Dr. Summerfield. Amicalement Armand |
EMPERORS LIBRARY | 13 Nov 2015 11:52 p.m. PST |
It is a reprint of the 2003 edition |
Tango01 | 14 Nov 2015 10:23 a.m. PST |
Still a great book! Amicalement Armand |
Brechtel198 | 14 Nov 2015 1:20 p.m. PST |
Armand, The author is Christopher Summerville, not Summerfield-two different people. |
Tango01 | 14 Nov 2015 10:57 p.m. PST |
Oh!. My mistake!… sorry for that. Amicalement Armand |
PhilinYuma | 15 Nov 2015 2:46 p.m. PST |
Where did you get your copy, Armand? I see that the site that you linked is an Australian one and the book is listed as "not available". The same is true on US Amazon, though one of their two pages, link offers the 2006 reprint in "New" condition from five book sellers at $2,359.82 USD. Guess I'd better start saving! Cheers, Phil |
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