Portugal, the Last Empire
- ISBN-10
- 0715369563
- ISBN-13
- 9780715369562
- Category
- History / Europe / Portugal
- Pages
- 160
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1975
- Publisher
- David and Charles
- Author
- Neil Bruce
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