Account of the War in Spain, Portugal, and the South of France
Author | : Sir John Thomas Jones (bart.) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 416 |
Release | : 1821 |
Genre | : Peninsular War, 1807-1814 |
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Author | : Sir John Thomas Jones (bart.) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 416 |
Release | : 1821 |
Genre | : Peninsular War, 1807-1814 |
ISBN | : |
Author | : John Thomas Jones |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 460 |
Release | : 1821 |
Genre | : Peninsular War, 1807-1814 |
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Author | : Charles Oman |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 726 |
Release | : 1902 |
Genre | : Peninsular War, 1807-1814 |
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Author | : John Thomas Jones |
Publisher | : Legare Street Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2023-07-18 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781021124197 |
This firsthand account by Captain John Thomas Jones, who served in the British Army during the Peninsular War, provides a detailed description of the campaigns in Spain, Portugal, and the south of France. It includes descriptions of major battles, military tactics, and the lay of the land, and is a valuable resource for historians of military history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author | : John Grehan |
Publisher | : Skyhorse |
Total Pages | : 235 |
Release | : 2014-06-03 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1629140732 |
By the winter of 1810–11, the armies of Napoleon had overrun most of Spain and Joseph Bonaparte sat on the throne in Madrid. But the Spanish Government had found refuge in the fortress-port of Cadiz and the Spaniards refused to admit that they had been conquered. With a British army under Sir Thomas Graham helping to defend Cadiz, the Spanish cause seemed certain to prevail. But then the Spaniards wanted to throw Graham’s force into a reckless battle against the French. If the battle was won, the siege of Cadiz would be lifted; if the battle was lost Cadiz would be rendered defenseless and the Spanish government left at the mercy of the invaders. The opposing forces met on the heights of Barossa in one of the most savage encounters of the Peninsular War. At stake was the very survival of the Spanish nation and the future course of the war against Napoleon. The Battle of Barossa is the first book to examine this crucial campaign in detail and to reveal its true historical importance. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Author | : John Thomas Jones |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 496 |
Release | : 1818 |
Genre | : Peninsular War, 1807-1814 |
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Contains an account of the Peninsular War.
Author | : Mark Molesky |
Publisher | : Vintage |
Total Pages | : 530 |
Release | : 2016-10-18 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 030738750X |
Winner of the Phi Alpha Theta Best Subsequent Book Award A Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist The captivating and definitive account of the Great Lisbon Earthquake--the most consequential natural disaster of modern times. On All Saints’ Day 1755, tremors from an earthquake measuring approximately 9.0 or perhaps higher on the magnitude scale swept furiously toward Lisbon, then one of the wealthiest cities in the world and the capital of a vast global empire. Within minutes, much of the city lay in ruins. A half hour later, a giant tsunami unleashed by the quake smashed into Portugal’s coastline and barreled up the Tagus River, carrying countless thousands out to sea. To complete Lisbon’s destruction, a hellacious firestorm then engulfed the city’s shattered remains, killing thousands more and incinerating much of what the earthquake and tsunami had spared. Drawing on a wealth of new sources, the latest scientific research, and a sophisticated grasp of European history, Mark Molesky gives us the gripping, authoritative account of the Great Lisbon Earthquake disaster and its impact on the Western world—including descriptions of the world’s first international relief effort, the rise of a brutal, yet modernizing, dictatorship in Portugal, and the effect of the catastrophe on the spirit and direction of the European Enlightenment.