Napoleon's Cursed War

Popular Resistance in the Spanish Peninsular War

Ronald Fraser, Perry Anderson

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English

Verso
17 April 2008

History; European history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Military history; Battles & campaigns

"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."

By: Ronald Fraser
Introduction by: Perry Anderson
Imprint: Verso
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 241mm, Width: 165mm, Spine: 41mm
Weight: 1.034kg
ISBN: 9781844670826
ISBN 10: 1844670821
Pages: 480
Publication Date: 17 April 2008
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , 12+ years , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ronald Fraser is the leading oral historian of twentieth-century Spain. He is the author of several books, including Blood of Spain and Tajos: The Story of a Village on the Costa del Sol.

Reviews for Napoleon's Cursed War: Popular Resistance in the Spanish Peninsular War

Fraser has re-created a world, barely glimpsed by previous historians, of the Spanish popular resistance and suffering during the anti-Napoleonic war ... An excellent work. --Carlos Martinez Shaw, El Pais Napoleon's Cursed War marks a fundamental milestone in the war's historiography, both past and future. It is a superb complement to Fraser's classic Blood of Spain , of 'history from below.' --Ricardo Garcia Carcel, ABC Fraser has breathed life into a historic era... The real protagonist of his work is the people and their tragedy. --Luis Ribot, El Mundo Like Goya in The Disasters of War , Fraser has engraved in the written word the spirit and sacrifices of the popular anti-Napoleonic resistance, a precursor of the anti-fascist resistance of the [Spanish] Civil War. --Andreu Mayayo, El Periodico de Catalunya