The Peninsula Years: Britain's Redcoats in Spain and Portugal

The Peninsula Years: Britain's Redcoats in Spain and Portugal

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Synopsis

The Peninsular Campaign was conducted over terrain ranging from the sun scorched plains of Andalusia to the picturesque snow covered passes of the Pyrenees. Drawing on the experiences and observations of fifty-six officers and men who fought during the years 1808 to 1814, The Peninsula Years is a thrilling and fast moving narrative of the bloody campaigns in the Iberian Peninsula, as well as showing insight into the every day hardships common to the ordinary British redcoat.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Published: 22 Jan 2002

ISBN 10: 0850529190
ISBN 13: 9780850529197

Media Reviews
Makes extensive use of the graphic personal accounts of men, from private soldier to senior officer. Immediate and vivid campaigning history from the Peninsula War.
Author Bio
Born in 1922, Donald Richards served with the RAF as a navigator during the Second World War. Previously published works include The Peninsula Veterans (MacDonald and Janes 1975) and The Savage Frontier (Macmillan 1990). He lives at Charlton, London SE7.