British Soldier in the Peninsular War

Encounters with Spain and Portugal, 1808-1814

AvG. Daly

Inbunden, Engelska, 2013

Del i serien War, Culture and Society, 1750–1850

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Beskrivning

Combining military and cultural history, the book explores British soldiers' travels and cross-cultural encounters in Spain and Portugal, 1808-1814. It is the story of how soldiers interacted with the local environment and culture, of their attitudes and behaviour towards the inhabitants, and how they wrote about all this in letters and memoirs.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2013-07-23
Mått:140 x 216 x 24 mm
Vikt:510 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:War, Culture and Society, 1750–1850
Antal sidor:302
Upplaga:2013
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9781137323828
Utmärkelser:Runner-up for Templer Medal 2014

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Gavin Daly is Senior Lecturer in Modern European History at the University of Tasmania, Australia.

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"Between 1808 and 1814 many British soldiers found a substitute for the traditional 'grand tour' in the 'tour de force' represented by the Peninsular War. In this book, meanwhile, we have a 'tour de force' of another kind: as comprehensive as it is elegant, it should catapult its author to the very forefront of the historiography." - Professor Charles J. Esdaile, University of Liverpool, UK

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction 1. To the Peninsula 2. First Contact: Lisbon 3. Landscape and Climate 4. Billets and Hospitality 5. Searching for Civilization 6. The Religious World 7. 'Dark-Eyed Beauties' Conclusion: Crossing to Civilization