Presents the story of the Waterloo Campaign and illustrates just how desperate the battle was, with Wellington's Anglo-Dutch army hanging on to the ridge at Mont St Jean until their Prussian allies arrived to put the seal on one of the most decisive victories in military history.
Biography of Robert Craufurd, one of Wellington's finest generals during the Peninsular War.
A compact, fully-illustrated guide to a strategic British victory that forced the French troops out of occupied Spain.
The storming of Badajoz involved Wellington's infantry in some of the most savage hand-to-hand fighting of the Peninsular War. During the night of 6th April 1812, Wellington's soldiers hacked their way through a town defended with great courage by a French and German garrison.
Salamanca was the most decisive battle of the entire Peninsular War. This detailed, illustrated volume recounts its progression, alongside full-colour maps and illustrations.
Taking 1808 as its starting point, this title deals with the fortress sieges that involved Wellington’s Anglo-Portuguese army, and concentrates on four key sites in particular (Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Burgos and San Sebastián).
Packed with illustrations throughout, this book describes this 30-mile-wide line and its design, creation and effectiveness in the face of French attacks.