The British Soldier in the Peninsular War [electronic resource] : Encounters with Spain and Portugal, 1808-1814 /
Daly, G.author.
Combining military and cultural history, the book explores British soldiers' travels and cross-cultural encounters in Spain and Portugal, 1808-1814. It is the story of how soldiers interacted with the local environment and culture, of their attitudes and behaviour towards the inhabitants, and how they wrote about all this in letters and memoirs.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- 1. To the Peninsula -- 2. First Contact: Lisbon -- 3. Landscape and Climate -- 4. Billets and Hospitality -- 5. Searching for Civilization -- 6. The Religious World -- 7. 'Dark-Eyed Beauties' -- Conclusion: Crossing to Civilization.
Combining military and cultural history, the book explores British soldiers' travels and cross-cultural encounters in Spain and Portugal, 1808-1814. It is the story of how soldiers interacted with the local environment and culture, of their attitudes and behaviour towards the inhabitants, and how they wrote about all this in letters and memoirs.
Great Britain. Army
Great Britain. Army
Great Britain-History.
Military history.
Europe-History.
Social history.
History, Modern.
Civilization-History.
History of Britain and Ireland.
History of Military.
European History.
Social History.
Modern History.
Cultural History.