Fields of Fire : Battlefields of the Peninsular War
176pp, three sections of colour photographic plates. Green cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has some light shelf wear, light chipping to edges, price unclipped. 4to. An attempt to bring to life not only the battles of the Peninsula War and the soldiers who fought them, but also the battlefields themselves, many of which remain unspoiled and are easily recognisable to this day - of interest to anyone interested in the course of European history. Also has black and white in-text illustrations.
