Spying for Wellington. British Military Intelligence in the Peninsular War, Paperback - Huw J. Davies

Intelligence is often the critical factor in a successful military campaign. This was certainly the case for Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellingt...

In the iconography of the Peninsular War of 1808-14, women are well represented - both as heroines, such as Agustina Zaragosa Domenech, and as vict...

A full assembly, of all 98 colour maps and plans (+ 7 in B&W) from Sir Charles Oman's History of the Peninsular War. The maps are in chronological ...

The Frontline Napoleonic Library is an unparalleled collection of classic works on the Napoleonic Wars. Presenting some of the finest memoirs and s...

The Men of Wellington's Light Division is certain to be welcomed by historians and enthusiasts alike, providing a glimpse into the past that has no...

Uses memoirs, documents and diaries from across the division. Provides a greater understanding of the Peninsular Campaigns, Illustrations: 30 black...

Uses memoirs and diaries from across the division and provides a wider understanding of the Peninsular Campaign.

The graphic experience of British soldiers fighting in the Peninsular War told in their own words.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): Glover...

Using new information from British, Portuguese and French sources, this book updates the story of the Lines of Torres Vedras defences and their rol...

Reducere. The British troops who fought so successfully under the Duke of Wellington during his Peninsular Campaign against Napoleon have long been branded b...

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For centuries Spain had been the most feared and predatory power in Europe - it had one of the world's great navies to defend it. Trafalgar destroy...

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My Friends, The Enemy is the only first-hand account of the Falklands War written by somebody involved in the military intelligence operation. It t...

The Peninsular War is one of the defining campaigns of the British Army and sealed its reputation for supreme professionalism, heroic obstinacy and...

DescriptionSir Thomas Graham, Lord Lynedoch, is best known for his exceptional military career. He was one of the Duke of Wellington's ablest lieut...

Unique overview of the origins, development and significance of Military Intelligence.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): Brian ParrittIllus...

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DescriptionThough pressed many times to write about his battles and campaigns, the Duke of Wellington always replied that people should refer to hi...

Reducere. The 1807-1814 war in the Iberian Peninsula was one of the most significant and influential campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars. Arising from Napoleon'...

Reducere. The Siege of Burgos, the Retreat from Burgos, the Campaign of Vittoria, the Battles of the PyreneesBetween the Autumn of 1812 and the late Summer o...

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Reducere. From The Battle of Corunna to the end of The Talavera CampaignThe fate of the Iberian Peninsula was very much in the balance during the period Janu...

DescriptionToday the Korean War of 1950-1953 is overshadowed by later twentieth-century conflicts in Vietnam and the Middle East, yet at the time i...

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The knotty question of secret intelligence - and how far it should be allowed to go in a democratic society.

Reducere. During the American Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln reviewed thousands of wartime military trials, including several cases featured in this bo...

Available now in paperback, this is the thrilling story of the brains behind those who helped Britain win WW2. A sister story to Bletchley Park and...

Reducere. This revealing memoir from a 34-year veteran of the CIA who worked as a case officer and recruiter of foreign agents before and after 9/11 provides...

Reducere. In this dramatic first-hand account of military intelligence triumphs, secretive detective work, and true-life espionage dramas, R.V. Jones reveals...

A new account of the Guards on campaign during the Napoleonic WarsThis is the story of an elite infantry regiment of the British Army; the First Re...

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For more than 50 years, the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC) has been central to the secret machinery of the British Government, acting as a brok...

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Cecile Fabre draws back the curtain on the ethics of espionage and counterintelligence. In a book rich with historical examples she argues that spy...

DescriptionWhy did the Germans brutally and illegally execute a group of British soldiers who had been trapped behind the lines during the retreat ...

Unique study of the Peninsular War from the French perspective.Illustrations: 32 black and white illustrations

Description"To win, we must endeavour to be the stronger of the two at the point of impact. Our only hope of this lies in making our own choice of ...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Special Operations Executive (SOE) was a British secret service, formed in 1940 to encourage underground resistance to Hitler's Germ...

In-depth new study of Military Intelligence. An authoritative account of a little-known and often misunderstood organization and its contribution t...

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This book reveals, for the first time, a hitherto unexplored dimension of Britain's engagement with the post-war Middle East: the counter-subversiv...