The Spanish Ulcer: A History of the Peninsular War
- ISBN-10
- 0306810832
- ISBN-13
- 9780306810831
- Series
- The Spanish Ulcer
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 557
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- Da Capo
- Author
- David Gates
Description
At last in paperback: The story of the savage war that drained Napoleon's armies and set the stage for his ultimate defeat at Waterloo. "A splendid book."-New York Times Book Review.
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