Focusing on the Peninsular War, this guide offers expert insights alongside detailed explorations of significant battlefields and historical locations. It provides a comprehensive understanding of the conflict's impact and context, making it a valuable resource for history enthusiasts and travelers alike.
Cavaliers and Roundheads are figures who appear in hundreds of English ghost stories. In this innovative account, Charles Esdaile argues that such tales are in reality folk memories of an episode of English history that was second only to the Black Death in terms of individual and collective suffering alike, and, further, that they reveal important truths about the way in which the conflict was represented: it is no surprise, then, to find that spectral Cavaliers are often romantic figures and revenant Roundheads grim ones full of menace. Yet, the book is no mere catalogue. On the contrary, rather than being discussed in a vacuum, the tales of haunting are rather set within a detailed regional history of the conflicts of 1642-1651 of a sort that has never yet been attempted, but is, for all that, badly needed.
In the iconography of the Peninsular War of 1808-14, women are well represented - both as heroines, such as Agustina Zaragosa Domenech, and as victims, whether of starvation or of French brutality. In history, however, with its focus on high politics and military operations, they are invisible - a situation that Charles Esdaile seeks to address.
Focusing on the scale of French military power, this book offers a thorough examination of the Napoleonic Wars and their effects on other European nations. It serves as an essential resource for students interested in the French Revolutionary Wars and the broader context of European and military history during this period, providing updated insights and analyses.
Visitor's guide to one of the decisive battles in European history covering the entire battlefield and every phase of the battle.
Covering the turbulent period of the French Revolution from 1792 to 1801, this book integrates political, social, military, and international history in an accessible manner. It serves as an essential resource for students and enthusiasts of both the French Revolution and broader international military history, providing a comprehensive understanding without complex jargon.
Focusing on the military aspects of the Spanish Civil War, the book offers a fresh perspective on the conflict that engulfed Spain from 1936 to 1939. Esdaile challenges traditional narratives and examines established ideas, providing a critical analysis of military strategies and their implications. This work is essential for anyone studying twentieth-century Spain, as it deconstructs myths and presents a nuanced understanding of the war's complexities.
First publication of a recently discovered diary covering the early stages of the Peninsular War, providing a fresh perspective on the key events.
30-Second Napoleon takes in both viewpoints, presenting an engrossing introduction to one of the most recognizable figures in history and one of extraordinary interest.