Letters from the Peninsula, 1808-1812, by Lieut.-Gen. Sir William Warre

“Gossipy and revealing memoirs of the Anglo-Portuguese soldier who was present at most of the actions of the Peninsular War from Corunna to Salamanca. Warre was rare in having an inside knowledge of Portugal and it shows in this enthralling collection of his frank letters home.
William Warre was the spirited scion of one of the great commercial dynasties which helped make Portugal Britain''s oldest...