Talavera: Wellington's First Victory in Spain
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Talavera: Wellington's First Victory in Spain by Andrew Field
The Battle of Talavera was one of the key confrontations of the Peninsular War. In a bloody contest the British and Spanish under Wellesley and Cuesta won a tactical victory over the French forces of Victor and Joseph Bonaparte. The battle was the climax of the offensive launched by Wellesley and his Spanish allies to expel the French from Madrid. Andrew Field's graphic analysis is the first full-length reassessment to be published in recent times. Using documentary records, eyewitness accounts and a painstaking study of the terrain, he reconstructs the action in vivid detail and questions assumptions about the event that have grown up over the last 200 years. He also provides an extensive tour of the battlefield.
Andrew Field is a serving army officer whose travels around the world have given him a unique opportunity to explore battlefields from ancient history to present times. He has always harboured a special fascination for the Napoleonic Wars. In particular he has reassessed Napoleon's extraordinary campaign in 1814, and has carried out extensive research into Wellington's battles in the Peninsula. He has published articles on these topics in First Empire and other military history magazines.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781844152681 |
| ISBN 10 | 1844152685 |
| Title | Talavera: Wellington's First Victory in Spain |
| Author | Andrew Field |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2005-07-26 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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