{"product_id":"napoleons-cursed-war-ronald-fraser-9781844670826","title":"Napoleon's Cursed War: Spanish Popular Resistance in the Peninsular War, 1808-14","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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ronald Fraser\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1844670821\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781844670826\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 672\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.38h x 6.38w x 1.58d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/06\/2008 pg. 18\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2009","brand":"Ronald Fraser","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48088875761919,"sku":"9781844670826","price":54.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d73529fa-4b22-4c05-8285-8b56221d7669.jpg?v=1769107026","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/napoleons-cursed-war-ronald-fraser-9781844670826","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}