Napoleon’s forces invaded Spain in 1808; but two years went by before they overran the southern region of AndalucÃa. Situated at the farthest frontier of Napoleon’s “outer empire;†AndalucÃa remained under French control only briefly—for two-and-a-half years—and never experienced the normal functions of French rule. In this groundbreaking examination of the Peninsular War; Charles J. Esdaile moves beyond traditional military history to examine the French occupation of AndalucÃa and the origins and results of the region’s complex and chaotic response.Disillusioned by the Spanish provisional government and largely unprotected; AndalucÃa scarcely fired a shot in its defense when Joseph Bonaparte’s army invaded the region in 1810. The subsequent French occupation; however; broke down in the face of multiple difficulties; the most important of which were geography and the continued presence in the region of substantial forces of regular troops. Drawing on British; French; and Spanish sources that are all but unknown; Esdaile describes the social; cultural; geographical; political; and military conditions that combined to make AndalucÃa particularly resistant to French rule.
#2130438 in Books 1998-09-15Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.25 x 1.00 x 5.50l; .98 #File Name: 0806130865368 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Some really graphic descriptions!By Douglas E. LibertThis book seems to have been removed from a lot of public libraries and I can't see why-it really gives some good descriptions of the numerous ways the sundance was and is used. Anything from revenge; to obtaining a mate; etc. the really important things in life must be purchased with supreme suffering-all of the major religions believe this and the Sundance is one of the most painful;exhausting rituals. I wondered how old it actually is? When I see some archaeological digs and they find what they believe to be a prehistoric Native American house I now think-"I wonder if it's a Sweat Lodge or some posts from a sundance?
