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| 27 Oct 2026 | |
| Patrons Trip - Spain 2027 |
Best for a broad background. Some of these are substantial works and are listed in decending order of weight! Hover over the tile of the book to be taken to a purchase link.
SIR CHARLES OMAN
(Coll, 1872-78)
A definitive history of the Peninsular War in seven volumes.
ARTHUR BRYANT
Two of his three-part Napoleonic Wars trilogy:
The Years of Victory 1802-1812
The Age of Elegance 1812-1822
ELIZABETH LONGFORD
Wellington: The Years of the Sword
MARK URBAN
Rifles
As the blurb says: 'six years with Wellington's legendary sharpshooters'
GEORGETTE HEYER
The Spanish Bride
For a fictionalised account of the Peninsular War. Harry Smith meets his Spainsh bride at the end of the Siege of Badajoz.
BERNARD CORNWELL
Sharpe's Company
Opens with the Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo, before focusing on the Siege of Badajoz.
BERNARD CORNWELL
Sharpe's Sword
Richard Sharpe and the Salamanca campaign 1812.
