The British Soldier in the Peninsular War Encounters with Spain and Portugal, 1808-1814 |
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| Author:
| Daly, Gavin |
| Series title: | War, Culture and Society, 1750-1850 Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-137-32382-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2013 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan Limited
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| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $139.99USD $129.99 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.