Peninsula War Battles and Battlefields

Another review dear readers. 

If I was to have the time and money to embark on a tour of the Iberian Peninsula and its Napoleonic battlefields this is quite frankly the book I would take as my guide. Battles and Battlefields of the Peninsular War by Charles Esdaile, part of Helion’s ‘from Reason to Revolution’ series would be the perfect companion.

There are 28 chapters, each covering one battle from the war, in more than enough detail for me. What really pushes the book into the league of being incredibly useful are the large number of colour photographs of the actual locations of the battlefields and the towns and features encompassed by them as they can be seen today. Wonderfully evocative and they absolutely add to the narrative and overall experience f enjoying the book.These, together with lots of clearly drawn colour maps really make the book sing.

I probably need say no more as my thoughts regarding this book are unequivocally positive. It is a great piece of work, a fascinating read and the subject has been addressed from a slightly different angle than other authors I am aware of. I am sure Charles enjoyed his research trip as much as anyone lucky enough t be able to follow in his and the book’s footsteps.

So, a superb addition to the Helion stable and one deserve of a place in my growing Napoleonic section of my library. If Helion keeps this up I will need a bigger room and more shelves!

ISBN 978-1-804515-45-7. 316 pages, softback