Excerpt from History of the War in the Peninsula: And in the South of France; From the Year 1807 to the Year 1814The principal blemish Of the work consists in the rather unjust spirit in which Spain and her people are treated. The Portuguese are highly lauded, while the Spaniards are severely censured. It contemns the patriotic pride of Spain, so impatient of English dictation, and has the highest praise for the docility of Portugal to English leadership. It is rare to find a book written by an Englishman in which an English prejudice will not somewhere insinuate itself. The sympathies Of Spain ever turned more naturally to France than to England, while Portugal might be called a mere province of the latter. Here lies the principal cause of the author's unfavorable treatment of Spain. The insig nificance of the part in the struggle which he assigns to Spanish patriotism, developed in the Partida bands, is explained by the acquired antipathy of the disciplinarian and the man of science to all descriptions Of undisciplined and unscientific warfare. This professional prejudice is shown unmistakably towards the end Of the work, where he acknowledges the increased efficiency of the Partidas, but ascribes it to the increase Of discipline among them. He neglects the history of the efforts of Spanish patriotism throughout the war, and attaches himself more particularly to the achievements of the English arms. This was only natural in an English soldier, and it is in its account of that especial portion of the war that his work has its highest historical value.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

History of the War in the Peninsula (Classics of British Historical Literatur)

History

Napier, William

Military

University of Chicago Press

The dawn of the 5th century AD, and the Roman Empire totters on the edge of the abyss. Already divided into two, the Imperium is looking dangerously vulnerable to her European rivals. The huge barbarian tribes of the Vandals and Visigoths sense that their time is upon them. 
But, unbeknownst to all these great players, a new power is rising in the East. A strange nation of primitive horse-warriors has been striking terror on border peoples for fifty years. But few realise what is about to happen. For these so called 'Huns' now have a new leader. And his name is Attila - 'the Scourge of God.'
Thus begins a saga of warfare, lust and power which brought the whole of the Christian world to its knees - and ended in blood on the fields of France. It is a story of two men: Attila the Hun and Aetius the Roman. One who wanted to destroy the world, and one who fought one final battle to save it...

Attila (Attila the Hun, Book 1) (Attila Series)

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Griffin

AD 441: The Roman Empire, though bruised and battered, is far from defeated. Though her coffers are empty, the Visigoths and the Vandals are settling peacefully within her borders, no longer enemies. It is another tribe that will bring down this thousand-year-old colussus: a tribe from far to the East - united under one leader for the first time. For Attila has returned...
In exile, he has wandered for thirty years with his anger and ambition growing day by day. Now he has returned to seize the throne. He will bring together all the Hunnish clans across the vast wilderness of Scythia, and hammer them into a single mightly army. Only then will he finally turn to face the tottering Roman Empire.

Attila: The Gathering of the Storm

United States

St. Martin's: Griffin

AD 449: the future of the world hangs in the balance. The once mighty Roman Empire lies open and vulnerable to attack from a huge Hunnish army that has gathered on the banks of the Danube and is poised and ready to strike - but only one man has seen the danger.
Master-General Aetius knows Attila still thirsts for blood and destruction, but he is helpless to stop the the pending onslaught. For Atilla plans to march on the mighty city of Rome, the very heart of the empire. but is the risk too high, even for the most battle-hardened of warlords? Attila's choices play out on the plains Europe where he must ultimately face his destiny.

Attila: The Judgment: A Novel (Attila Series, 3)

The Life and Opinions of General Sir Charles James Napier, G. C. B, Vol. 2 of 4 (Classic Reprint)

Biographies & Memoirs

Forgotten Books

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1831 edition. Excerpt: ...some officers expressed their fears that Massena would not assail it. "But, if he does, I shall beat him," Was the reply of the English general, who was well assured that the prince would attack; for his advanced guard was already over the Criz, the second and sixth corps were in mass on the other side of that river, and it was improbable that so celebrated a commander would, at the mere sight of a strong position, make a retrograde movement, change all his dispositions, and adopt a new line of operations by the Vouga, which would be exposed also to the militia under Baccellar. Massena was, indeed, only anxious for a battle, and, being still under the influence of Alorna's and Pamplona's false reports, as to the nature of the country in his front, nevei doubted that the allies would retire before him. CHAPTER VII. General Pack, on the 22d, destroyed the Chap. bridges over the Criz, and fell back upon'the light division; but, the 23d, the enemy re-established 1810 the communications, passed the river, and obliged the British horse to quit the plain, and take to the hills behind Mortagao. Three squadrons of light and one regiment of heavy cavalry were retained there by lord Wellington; but the rest he sent over the Sierra de Busaco.to the low country about Milheada, whence he recalled Spencer, and at the same time caused the third and fourth divisions to take their ground on the position, the former at St. Antonio de Cantara, the latter at the convent. But the light division falling back only a league, encamped in a pine wood, where happened one of those extraordinary panics that, in ancient times, were attributed to the influence of a' hostile god. No enemy was near, no alarm was given, yet suddenly the troops, as if seized with a...

History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France

Americas

Ams Pr Inc

A haunting work of historical fiction set amid the turmoil of the last days of the Roman Empire. From the blood-stained desert sands of Mesopotamia, to the barbaric wilderness and the dreaded painted tribesmen of northern Scotland, to the streets, courtyards and treacherous palaces of a small provincial capital called Londinium, this is the story of Marcus and Julia: two young lovers trying desperately to stay alive and find each other in the twilight days of the greatest empire the world has ever known.

Julia

Review

The infamous leader of the Huns stills thirsts for blood and supremacy as he crosses the Danube and prepares to attack the Western Empire and face once more his boyhood friend-turned-foe: Aetius the Roman. For Attila is set on a plan that will take him right through the entire Italian peninsular and up to the gates of Rome. He must weigh up whether he should attack this, the greatest of cities, or whether the gamble is too high, even for the most battle-hardened of warlords. In this tumultuous conclusion to the life of the warrior, we see the biggest choices of his blood-soaked career played out, and travel with him right into the silken tent where Attila must ultimately face his destiny.

Attila

Orion Books

406 AD, and the Roman Empire totters on the edge of the abyss. Already divided into two, the Imperium is looking dangerously vulnerable to her European rivals. The huge barbarian tribes of the Vandals and Visigoths sense that their time is upon them.

Attila: The Scourge of God

Literary

Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Lt

Attila 3. The Judgement

Orion Publishing Group

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