The Battle of Albuera 1811 by Michael Oliver & Richard Partridge - 2007

Barnsley: Pen & Sword Military, 2007. First edition. Hardback. Very Good. SELLER'S DESCRIPTION - 192 pages (xvi, 176) plus 8 half-tone plates, maps, appendices (Orders of Battle), notes, index; publisher's black cloth with gilt titles on the spine; white and half-tone pictorial dust-jacket. CONDITION - Very Good, without writin

Pen and Sword Military. New in New dust jacket. 2007. Hardcover. 1844154610 . This specific hardback book is in new condition with a hard board cover that has sharp edges and corners and has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased. The dust jacket is in new condition with no discernible wear. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "On 16 May 1811 a combined British, Portuguese and Spanish force commanded by the British general Beresford met the French army under Soult at Albuera in southern Spain. What followed was one of the bloodiest and most controversial battles of the Peninsular War. Yet despite the battle's significance in the wider campaign to expel Napoleon's armies from Spain, the story of Albuera has rarely received the coverage accorded to other battles of the war. In this ground-breaking book, Michael Oliver and Richard Partridge seek to set the historical record straight.… Read More

Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Pen & Sword, 2007 First detailed modern assessment of a key battle of the Peninsular War. 176pp illustrated in black and white.

Pen & Sword. New in New dust jacket. 2007. Hardcover. New hardback copies at a reduced price. ; One of the bloodiest and most controversial battles of the Peninsular War. Illustrations & maps. ; 176 pages .