History Of The War In The Peninsular And In The South Of France, From The Year 1807 To The Year 1814 - Vol. I

William Napier, was born in Dublin in 1785, one of a number of brothers who entered the British army and excelled in the service although it is his History of the War in the Peninsular that he is most remembered for. A masteful, epic account of the Spanish Ulcer that drained Napoleon''s resources and played a pivotal role in the end of his domination of Europe.

Napier gained his first commission as...