Roger Day sets the historical background of the Peninsula War with admirable clarity and shows how and why the British Army owes so much to this remarkable man who died so tragically at Corunna at the age of only 48, after conducting the remarkable retreat from Corunna.
32 b/w illustrations
By:
Roger Day Imprint: Pen & Sword Military Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
ISBN:9781526796530 ISBN 10: 1526796538 Pages: 224 Publication Date:01 February 2021 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Unspecified
Roger Day is a civil servant who has worked for the Ministry of Defence, the Foreign Office, NATO and the Cabinet Office. This study was begun during a sabbatical Fellowship at Harvard University. Roger lives in Hampshire with his wife and daughter