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Wellington. La formidable sentencia del destino
Carmen de Reparaz narra, con la prosa dinámica y precisa que caracteriza toda su obra, los acontecimientos más importantes de la vida de Wellington durante la etapa de las guerras napoleónicas. Lo hace dando voz a los propios protagonistas a través de la correspondencia escrita de su puño y letra (...)
Categoría: Militares
Wellington and the Lines of Torres Vedras: The Defence of Portugal during the Peninsular War, 1807-1814
In October 1810, the Third French invasion of Portugal under Maréchal Masséna arrived at the Lines of Torres Vedras and his triumphal march into Lisbon came to an abrupt halt. Five months later a thoroughly demoralized and defeated French army retreated from Portugal and never returned.The Lines (...)
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Wellington at Bay: The Battle of Villamuriel, 25 October 1812
The Battle of Villamuriel was the largest engagement of Wellington's retreat from Burgos in 1812. Twice as many men were involved as in the better-known actions at Villadrigo/Venta del Pozo two days earlier. This is the first full length account of the action and improves significantly on previous (...)
Categoría: Militares