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Read, Jan. THE NEW CONQUISTADORS.
Evans Brothers, London, 1980.
175 pp, large 8vo (9" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0237455161 B&w maps, reproductions. "The war in which the native-born inhabitants of South America wrested control from the Spanish and Portuguese is little known in Britain. Yet, during the nineteenth century, the South American people were helped in their struggle for independence by thousands of British volunteers and mercenaries - the New Conquistadors of this book. In this fascinating account, Jan Read has both outlined the or igins and course of a campaign fought the length and breadth of a continent and drawn a vivid picture of the participants - the swashbuckling and fearless Lord Cochrane; William Brown, the amateur admiral; the embattled William Miller of Peru - a n d of the rank and file of the British and Irish Legions, conned into a desperate overseas adventure with promises of 'flags, banners, glory and riches'." Previous owner's name/date on free front endpaper, minor bump at bottom of spine. Dust jac ke t h as minor edge wear/wrinkling, very light rubbing, a few tiny dints. Very Good+/Very Good+
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10.00 USD
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Read, Jan. WAR IN THE PENINSULA.
Faber and Faber, London, (1977), Ist edition.
256 pp, 8vo, hard cover in dust jacket. B&w plates. "...It was, after all, a war for the independence of Spain and Portugal and had far-reaching repercussions outside the Peninsula: notably the liberation of South America from foreign domination. Drawing upon contemporary documents and eyewitness accounts, Jan Read's book sets the conflict in its wider historical context and pays special attention to the activities of the guerillas, whose day-to-day attacks on the invader inflicted a terrib le toll on the French and did as much to achieve ultimate victory as the more spectacular victories of Wellington...a vividly readable account, which brings to life the intrigues of the corrupt Bourbon court, the machinations of Napoleon, ind i v i d u a l bravery on the battlefield, the horrors of a war so unforgettably depicted by Goya, and the attempts to forge a more liberal Spain." Previous owners bookplate on front paste-down, boards lightly bowed, small paper pull at top of rear e nd pa pe rs , soft crease at bottom of index pages, light wrinkling at bottom of spine. Dust jacket is price-clipped, has light edge wrinkling, small area of color fading on rear hinge. VG/VG
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