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Napoleon's Cursed War: Spanish Popular Resistance in the Peninsular War, 1808-1814 - Couverture souple

Fraser, Ronald

 
9781839767883: Napoleon's Cursed War: Spanish Popular Resistance in the Peninsular War, 1808-1814
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 183976788X ISBN 13 : 9781839767883
Editeur : Verso Books, 2023

Synopsis

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.

With a new Introduction by Perry Anderson.

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À propos de l'auteur

Ronald Fraser (1930–2012) is the author of, among other works, Blood of Spain, a celebrated oral history of the Spanish Civil War.

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Éditeur
Verso Books
Date d'édition
2023
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
183976788X
ISBN 13 
9781839767883
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
656
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