The British Soldier in the Peninsular War - Encounters with Spain and Portugal, 1808-1814 (Hardcover)

Combining military and cultural history this book offers a new perspective on the British soldier in the Peninsular War. For all the histories of the Peninsular War and its continuing romantic appeal in the British imagination, little attention has been paid to how young British officers and enlisted men wrote about and experienced the places and peoples of Spain and Portugal during the war against Napoleon. This book examines those travels and cross-cultural encounters between 1808 and 1814, revealing Spain and Portugal as seen through the eyes of British redcoats. It is the story of how British soldiers interacted with the local environment and culture, of their attitudes and behaviour towards the inhabitants, and of how they wrote about all this to their readers, both during and after the war, in letters and memoirs.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	War, Culture and Society, 1750-1850
Release date:	July 2013
First published:	2013
Authors:	G. Daly
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	302
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-32382-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > European history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns Books > History > European history > 1750 to 1900 Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
LSN:	1-137-32382-5
Barcode:	9781137323828

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