This second volume of Charles Oman's military history covers January to September 1809. It follows the campaigns from Corunna to the close of the Talavera campaign, tracing British, Spanish, French and Portuguese forces. Listen for a detailed, source-based account of a pivotal year in the war in Spain and Portugal.
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Cover of the original edition (Project Gutenberg, public domain).
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Opening of the book
Transcriber's note Table of Contents List of Maps List of Illustrations Errata Index Frontispice illustration General Joseph Palafox From the Portrait by Goya in the Prado Gallery. Walker & Cockerell Ph. Sc. A HISTORY OF THE PENINSULAR WAR
BY CHARLES OMAN, M.A. FELLOW OF ALL SOULS COLLEGE AND DEPUTY PROFESSOR OF MODERN HISTORY (CHICHELE) IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE REAL ACADEMIA DE LA HISTORIA OF MADRID VLjƯ. II Jĵƿ.-SŧǙǵ. 1809 FROM THE BATTLE OF CORUNNA TO THE END OF THE TALAVERA CAMPAIGN WITH MAPS, PLANS AND ILLUSTRATIONS OXFORD AT THE CLARENDON PRESS 1903 HENRY FROWDE, M.A. PUBLISHER TO THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD LONDON, EDINBURGH NEW YORK
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