The British Soldier in the Peninsular War Encounters with Spain and Portugal, 1808-1814
Description
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.
Keywords
HistoryEuropeGreat BritainMilitarySocial HistoryModern
2013Book
Author(s)Gavin Daly
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9781137323828
LanguageEnglish
