"Book Review: A Short History of the Peninsular War" Topic
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| Tango01 | 16 Nov 2015 12:47 p.m. PST |
by Mark Simner. "I should probably preface this by saying I have E-known Mark Simner for some years now. The supposed drawback of this is that I might lose some objectivity, however having exchanged many messages with him over the web I feel this allows me to assure perspective readers of this new author's dedication to his subject in a way I could not with someone else. Strange as it seems the Peninsular War is becoming a niche subject. It is a field of enquiry dominated by ex soldiers, a handful of dedicated historians and professors of British military history or Hispanic studies and those devoted fans of Bernard Cornwell's books and of course the Sean Bean series…"
Full review here
link Amicalement
Armand |
| PhilinYuma | 20 Nov 2015 3:41 p.m. PST |
Probably an excellent introduction to and overview of the Peninsular War, but I imagine that most of us on this forum would find it a little basic. Did you find anything new in it? Cheers,
Phil |
| Tango01 | 21 Nov 2015 11:10 a.m. PST |
Well… I have not bought it… only inform about it!… Amicalement
Armand |
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