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010 $a 2003026237
020 $a0300101120 (Cl. : alk. paper)
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050 00 $aDC231$b.E833 2004
082 00 $a940.2/742/0946$222
100 1 $aEsdaile, Charles J.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88109897
245 10 $aFighting Napoleon :$bguerrillas, bandits and adventurers in Spain, 1808-1814 /$cCharles J. Esdaile.
260 $aNew Haven [Conn.] :$bYale University Press,$c[2004], ©2004.
300 $axi, 272 pages :$billustrations, map ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [244]-261) and index.
505 00 $tMap: The Iberian Peninsula, 1808-1814 -- $g1.$tThe Guerrilla in History -- $g2.$tThe Guerillas at War -- $g3.$tThe Guerrillas in Context -- $g4.$tThe Origins of the Guerrillas -- $g5.$tThe Reality of the Guerrillas -- $g6.$tThe End of the Guerrillas.
520 1 $a"Alongside the Spanish army in the campaign against Napoleon (1808-1814) was an assortment of freebooters, local peasants and bandits, who were organised into ad hoc regional private armies. These 'guerrillas' - a term introduced to the English language during the Peninsular War - ambushed French convoys, attacked French encampments, and pounced upon, dodged and fought French columns, often with extreme brutality. This book investigates for the first time the irregular Spanish forces and their role in resisting Napoleon." "Delving deeply into previously untapped archival resources, Charles Esdaile arrives at an entirely new view of the Spanish guerrillas. He shows that the Spanish war against Napoleon was something other than the great popular crusade of legend, that many guerrillas were not armed civilians acting spontaneously, and that guerrillas were more often driven by personal motives than high-minded ideology. Tracking down the bandit armies and assessing their contributions, Esdaile offers important insights into the famous 'little war' and the motives of those who fought it."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aPeninsular War, 1807-1814.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85099422
650 0 $aGuerrilla warfare$zSpain$xHistory$y19th century.
650 0 $aWars of Liberation, 1813-1814$zSpain.
651 0 $aSpain$xHistory$yNapoleonic Conquest, 1808-1813.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85126089
651 0 $aFrance$xHistory, Military$y1789-1815.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85051433
651 0 $aSpain$xHistory, Military$y19th century.
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0411/2003026237.html
852 00 $bglx$hDC231$i.E833 2004