London: Hart-Davis MacGibbon, 1973. 208 pp, large 8vo (9 7/8" H). Map endpapers, b&w and colour reproductions, maps. "It began in 1808 with Napoleon at the height of his power, and ended with his attempted suicide in 1814; he called it his 'Spanish ulcer'. It began with the young Sir Arthur Wellesley eighth in official line of command, and saw his rise to the title of Duke of Wellington and Britain's greatest general; in a series of savagely-fought battles - Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Salamanca, Vitoria - Wellington's 'scum' avenged Corunna and swept Spain clean of France's finest troops." Very light edgewear to boards, top corners of boards light bumped, small bump to top edge of rear board, light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, light browning to edges of text block. Dust jacket is price-clipped, has crease at top of rear flap, light edge wrinkling, scuffs at top edge of front flap, minor edgewear/rubbing elsewhere.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

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Bookseller: Capricorn Books (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 10760
Title: THE PENINSULAR WAR.
Author: Parkinson, Roger
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0246640960
ISBN 13: 9780246640963
Publisher: Hart-Davis MacGibbon
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1973
Keywords: Peninsular War, Spain, Pyrenees, Soult, Moore, Crauford, Hill, British Army, Spanish partisans, Napoleon, Wellesley, Wellington, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badojoz, Salmanca, Vitoria, Corunna, Grand Army, Guerrilla warfare, Toulouse, Fuentes, Torres, Talavera, Napol
Bookseller catalogs: Military - Napoleonic;

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