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ISBN10: 0049400797, ISBN13: 9780049400795, [publisher: Allen & Unwin, London] Hardcover First Edition Very Good Condition, but NO DJ. First Edition, First Printing. Green boards, gilt spine titles. Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.4 x 1.9 inches, Weight: 3 pounds. 8vo, xiv prelims, 548pp text, Chronology, Biography. Illustrated (20pp)with more than 100 maps, drawings and diagrams and 50 illustrations. This text provides a history of the savage war which Napoleon considered insignificant, yet which ended in defeat for the French. By July 1807 Napoleon dominated most of Europe, the only gap in his continental system was the Iberian Peninsula. In 1808, on the Iberian peninsula, Napoleon began a six-year war of attrition against Spain and its British and Portuguese allies. Expecting a quick victory, the French emperor instead found himself facing a strong foe (led by Britain's Duke of Wellington), including popular opposition in the form of guerrilla bands, and constant supply and communications problems. In this thorough military history, Gates, a university lecturer in Scotland, offers a battle-by-battle account of the war in its various theaters, with maps and other illustrations. His descriptions of the brutal fighting on barren terrain are clear and balanced, making this a valuable modern view of the conflict. he Peninsular War of 1807-14, now aptly known as Napoleon's Vietnam, has long been the subject of serious military study. This new book by a dependable ...
London, George Allen & Unwin Publishers Ltd. 1986. Original publisher's green paper-covered boards, gilt lettering spine, pictorial dustjacket, thick large 8vo: xiv, 558pp., illustrations, maps, tables, chapternotes & references, chronology, appendices, general bibliography, index. Very fine copy. London, George Allen & Unwin Publishers Ltd. 1986 ISBN 0049400797 9780049400795 [NL]
ISBN10: 0049400797, ISBN13: 9780049400795, [publisher: W, W. Norton & Co. Inc.] Hardcover Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 3 [Dallas, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1986]
Allen & U., Date: 1986. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 1986. Allen & U. ISBN 0049400797 9780049400795 [US]
W W Norton & Co Inc, Date: 1986. Book. Fine. Hardcover. FIRST. A fine first in dj. STAMPED FROM THE LIBRARY OF GORE VIDAL.. 1986. W W Norton & Co Inc ISBN 0049400797 9780049400795 [US]
London: George Allen & Unwin, Date: 1986. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover in dust jacket. Light edge wear. Otherwise clean, tight, and unmarked. Very neat.. 1986. George Allen & Unwin ISBN 0049400797 9780049400795 [CA]
London George Allen & Unwin 1986 Hardcover Very Good in Very Good jacket Book. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. Hardcover in dust jacket. Light edge wear. Otherwise clean, tight, and unmarked. Very neat.
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