Charles Oman war ein britischer Militärhistoriker, dessen bahnbrechende Rekonstruktionen mittelalterlicher Schlachten aus fragmentierten Chroniken wegweisend waren. Sein Stil verbindet meisterhaft historische Genauigkeit mit emotionaler Intensität und lässt seine tiefgründigen Forschungen oft so flüssig lesen wie Belletristik. Obwohl einige seiner Interpretationen diskutiert wurden, bleibt seine Fähigkeit, historische Ereignisse lebendig wiederzugeben und ihnen dramatischen Schwung zu verleihen, ein Zeugnis seines einzigartigen Ansatzes zur Militärgeschichte.
Focusing on the Napoleonic Wars, this comprehensive 7-volume history details the pivotal 1807-1814 conflict in the Iberian Peninsula. Sir Charles Oman utilizes a wealth of firsthand accounts and archival materials from French, Spanish, Portuguese, and British sources, alongside his own battlefield inspections. This thorough analysis reveals the campaign's significant impact on Napoleon's resources and strategies, making it an indispensable resource for understanding this crucial military episode.
Set against the backdrop of various Spanish cities, the narrative explores the rich cultural and historical tapestry of Valencia, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Salamanca, and Madrid. Each location serves as a unique character, influencing the lives and experiences of the protagonists. Themes of identity, tradition, and the passage of time intertwine as the characters navigate their journeys, revealing the intricate connections between people and place in Spain's vibrant landscape.
Focusing on the Napoleonic Wars, this comprehensive 7-volume history delves into the 1807-1814 conflict in the Iberian Peninsula, highlighting its significance and impact on Napoleon's campaigns. Sir Charles Oman's meticulous research draws from a wealth of accounts by French, Spanish, Portuguese, and British participants, alongside his own battlefield inspections. This extensive analysis offers a balanced and in-depth exploration of a pivotal moment in military history, making it an essential resource for understanding the complexities of the war.
Focusing on Wellington's military campaigns during the Napoleonic Wars, this book details the strategic invasion of France and the significant battles that marked this period, including the Capture of St. Sebastian and the Battles of the Nivelle, Nive, Orthez, and Toulouse. It explores the tactics employed, the challenges faced by the forces, and the broader implications of these confrontations on the war's outcome, providing a vivid portrayal of this critical chapter in European history.
The 1807-1814 war in the Iberian Peninsula was one of the most significant and influential campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars. Arising from Napoleon's strategic necessity to impose his rule over Portugal and Spain, it evolved into a constant drain on his resources. Sir Charles Oman's 7-volume history of the campaign is an unrivalled and essential work. His extensive use and analysis of French, Spanish, Portuguese and British participants' accounts and archival material, together with his own inspection of the battlefields, provides a comprehensive and balanced account of this most important episode in Napoleonic military history. Sir Charles Oman's classic 7-volume History of the Peninsular War is one of the most important histories of the period ever written. The work of a brilliant historian and writer, it presents a large amount of detailed and valuable information in a very readable style.
Excerpt from A History of the Peninsular War, Vol. 6: September 1, 1812-August 5, 1813; The Siege of Burgos; The Retreat From Burgos; The Campaign of Vittoria; The Battles of the Pyrenees As to other sources now first utilized in print, I have to thank Mr. W. S. D'urban of Newport House for the loan of the diary of his ancestor Sir Benjamin d'urban most valuable for the Burgos retreat, especially for the operations of Hill's column. Another diary and corre spondence, which was all-important for my last volume runs dry as a source after the first months of 1813. These were the papers of Sir George Scovell, Welling ton's cypher-secretary, from which so many quotations may be found in volume V. But after he left Head quarters and took charge of the newly formed Military Police Staff Corps Cavalry in the spring before Vittoria, he lost touch with the lines of information on which he had hitherto been so valuable. I owe the very useful reports of the Spanish Fourth Army, and the Marching Orders of General Giron, to the kindness of Colonel Juan Arzadun, who caused them to be typed and sent to me from Madrid. By their aid I was able to fill up all the daily etapes of the Galician corps, and to throw some new light on its operations in Biscay. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
