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Wellington Against Soult: The Second Invasion of Portugal 1809

By David , Buttery

Book information

Publisher
Pen and Sword;Casemate Publishers and Book Distributors
Year
2016
ISBN
9781473821439, 9781473875166, 9781473875159, 9781473875142, 1473875145
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
26 MB (27306923 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
1807-1814 -- Campaigns -- Portugal;HISTORY -- Euro1807-1814--Campaigns--Portugal;Peninsular WarHISTORY--Europe--Western;Military campaigns;Penins

Description

At the heart of David Buttery’s third book on the Peninsular War lies the comparison between two great commanders of enormous experience and reputation – Arthur Wellesley, later Duke of Wellington, and Jean de Dieu Soult. In Soult, Wellesley met one of his most formidable opponents and they confronted each other during one of the most remarkable, and neglected, of the Peninsular campaigns. Soult’s invasion of Portugal is rarely studied in great depth and, likewise, the offensive Wellesley launched, which defeated and expelled the French, has also received scant coverage. As well as giving a fresh insight into the contrasting characters of the two generals, the narrative offers a gripping and detailed, reconstruction of the organization and experience of a military campaign 200 years ago.

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