Napoleon's Cursed War

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book_author_name: 
Ronald Fraser
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Paperback
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Verso Books
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10/01/2023
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9781839767883
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Books > History > Regional & national history > Europe
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Ronald Fraser|Paperback|Verso Books|10/01/2023
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9781839767883
Book Description: 
In this definitive account of the Peninsular War (1808-14), Napoleon's six-year war against Spain, Ronald Fraser examines what led to the emperor's devastating defeat against the popular opposition - the guerrillas - and their British and Portuguese allies. As well as relating the histories of the great political and military figures of the war, Fraser brings to life the anonymous masses - the artisans, peasants and women who fought, suffered and died - and restores their role in this barbaric war to its rightful place while overturning the view that this was a straightforward military campaign. This vivid, meticulously researched book offers a distinct and profound vision of "Napoleon's Vietnam" and shows the reality of the disasters of war: the suffering, discontents and social upheaval that accompanied the fighting.With a new Introduction by Perry Anderson.

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