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Item Details
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CORUNNA
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| By: |
Christopher Hibbert |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£7.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1842127209 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781842127209 |
| Publisher: |
ORION PUBLISHING CO |
| Pub. date: |
4 December, 2003 |
| Series: |
Great Battles |
| Pages: |
224 |
| Description: |
The Battle of Corunna which was fought on 16 January 1809, saved a British army from annihilation but resulted in the death of a fine general - Sir John Moore. With the aid of surviving eye-witness accounts the author provides a portrait of the hardships and suffering of this bitter campaign. |
| Synopsis: |
The Battle of Corunna, which was fought on 16 January 1809, saved a British army from annihilation but resulted in the tragic death of a fine general - Sir John Moore. With the aid of surviving eye-witness accounts the author provides a horrifying picture of the hardships and suffering of this bitter campaign. 'Fast-flowing, taut and economical...the pithy thumb-nail sketches are masterly, the account of the battle superb' Times Literary Supplement 'Told with passion and clarity...a compelling book; the main lines of the campaign are clear and the incidents vividly memorable' Sunday Telegraph |
| Illustrations: |
8 B/W Photo\Illu(s),5 Map(s) |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Weidenfeld & Nicolson History |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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