The British Soldier in the Peninsular War

The British Soldier in the Peninsular War Encounters With Spain and Portugal, 1808-1814 - War, Culture and Society, 1750-1850

2013

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Publisher's Synopsis

Combining military and cultural history, the book explores British soldiers' travels and cross-cultural encounters in Spain and Portugal, 1808-1814. It is the story of how soldiers interacted with the local environment and culture, of their attitudes and behaviour towards the inhabitants, and how they wrote about all this in letters and memoirs.

Book information

ISBN: 9781137323828
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Pub date:
Edition: 2013
DEWEY: 940.27341
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: xi, 302
Weight: 510g
Height: 219mm
Width: 138mm
Spine width: 24mm