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Item Details
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THE BATTLE OF ALBUERA 1811
'GLORIOUS FIELD OF GRIEF'' |
| By: |
Michael Oliver, Richard Partridge |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£19.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1844154610 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781844154616 |
| Publisher: |
PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
22 March, 2006 |
| Pages: |
224 |
| Description: |
Examines the carnage of Albuera in detail, and gives an account of the circumstances and the conflicting allied and French strategies that gave rise to the awful confrontation. This work includes portraits of the personalities of the notable commanders who took part. |
| Synopsis: |
On 16 May 1811 a combined British, Portuguese and Spanish force commanded by the British general Beresford met the French army under Soult at Albuera in southern Spain. What followed was one of the bloodiest and most controversial battles of the Peninsular War. Yet despite the battle's significance in the wider campaign to expel Napoleon's armies from Spain, the story of Albuera has rarely received the coverage accorded to other battles of the war. In this ground-breaking book, Michael Oliver and Richard Partridge seek to set the historical record straight. They examine the carnage of Albuera in unprecedented detail, and they give a lucid account of the circumstances and the conflicting allied and French strategies that gave rise to this awful confrontation. They also offer vivid portraits of the personalities and military skills of the notable commanders who took part. |
| Illustrations: |
40 b&w Photos, 15 maps |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Pen & Sword Military |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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