Wellington and the Lines of Torres Vedras. The Defence of Lisbon During the Peninsular War, 1807-1814, Paperback - Mark S. Thompson

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

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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 ...

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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...

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Publisher: Authorhouse UKAuthor(s): John (University of Manchester) LeeIllustration(s): Illustrations, black and whiteNumber of pages: 160Publicati...

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