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Bezig met laden... Napoleon's Cursed War: Popular Resistance in the Spanish Peninsular Wardoor Ronald Fraser
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. A sociological study of the roots of the Guerrillas of the Peninsula, with a lot of statistics on the Spanish Society of the time. There is not much romance but the author constructed databases relating to over 700 of the men engaged in Guerillas' activities. The prose style is professional academic grade but not compelling. If you want some idea of the social structure of the guerrilla partidas this is the book for you. The maps are clustered at the front and several are useful. They are xeroxable for handy reference. There are text footnotes at the bottoms of pages, some useful, and the bibliographic citations are at the end. A book to be read for completeness, and it's pretty accessible to the chapter reader for essays. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
In this definitive account of the Peninsular War (1808-14), Napoleon's six-year war against Spain, Ronald Fraser examines what led to the emperor's devastating defeat against the popular opposition--the guerrillas--and their British and Portuguese allies. As well as relating the histories of the great political and military figures of the war, Fraser brings to life the anonymous masses--the artisans, peasants and women who fought, suffered and died--and restores their role in this barbaric war to its rightful place while overturning the view that this was a straightforward military campaign. This vivid, meticulously researched book offers a distinct and profound vision of "Napoleon's Vietnam" and shows the reality of the disasters of war: the suffering, discontents and social upheaval that accompanied the fighting. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)940.27History and Geography Europe Europe Early Modern 1453-1914 Napoleonic period 1789-1815LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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