Sir Charles Oman’s History of the Peninsular War Volume V: October 1811 – August 31, 1812 Valencia, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Salamanca, Madrid
Volume V covers the period during which the outcome of the war was effectively decided by Wellington’s great advance from Portugal into Spain. The operations that took place at this time include the French campaigns of late 1811, with their conquest of Valencia and the siege of Tarifa; Wellington’s offensive, involving the terrible sieges and storming of the border fortresses of Ciudad Rodrigo and Badajoz; and his great victory at Salamanca, which did much to decide the fate of the French hold on Spain. Other notable actions include that at Garcia Hernandez, and there were also smaller operations such as those on the east coast of Spain. Orders of battle, lists of strengths and casualties, and an account of Wellington’s intelligence officer and code-breaker Sir George Scovell, whose efforts contributed greatly to Wellington’s plans of campaign, are given in the appendices.
Description
The 1807-1814 war in the Iberian Peninsula was one of the most significant and influential campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars. Arising from Napoleon’s strategic necessity to impose his rule over Portugal and Spain, it evolved into a constant drain on his resources. Sir Charles Oman’s 7-volume history of the campaign is an unrivalled and essential work. His extensive use and analysis of French, Spanish, Portuguese and British participants’ accounts and archival material, together with his own inspection of the battlefields, provides a comprehensive and balanced account of this most important episode in Napoleonic military history.
Sir Charles Oman’s classic 7-volume History of the Peninsular War is one of the most important histories of the period ever written. The work of a brilliant historian and writer, it presents a large amount of detailed and valuable information in a very readable style.
Additional information
| Author/Editor | Sir Charles William Chadwick Oman |
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| Product Code | 25078 |
| Delivery | Usually despatched within 2-5 Days |
| Format | 2017 N & M Press reprint (of original 1914 edition). SB. xiv + 634 pp with 14 maps in colour + Illustrations |
| ISBN | 9781783313082 |
