Wellington's Worst Scrape: The Burgos Campaign 1812
This is Carole Divall's third book, the first two having dealt in detail with the 30th Regiment, and this time she concentrate's on the latter stages of Wellington's campaign of 1812, from his advance from Madrid on Burgos and his subsequent retreat. Using letters and memoirs from participants on both the British and French sides Carole paints a vivid picture of this pivotal campaign, one where Wellington showed what the British forces could do, but also showed it at its worst during the retreat. It led ultimately to the successful campaign of 1813 and the French being pushed out of Spain. Carole has presented in this book part of a campaign which has been largely overshadowed by Wellington's victories at Salamanca and Vittoria. This is an excellent book that fills a gap in the usual telling of the war in Spain and Portugal and one worth having for anyone interested in the war in Spain. - Crown and Empire  It is about time what such a well researched, modern book on the Burgos campaign was published - especially as most of the 200th anniversaries in 2012 concentrated on allied victories. Wellington may have been over-confident following his successes at Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajos, Salamanca and Madrid. Carole Divall brings the subsequent story to life brilliantly with a very wide range of personal accounts and a logical analysis of events. Highly recommended. - Soldier Magazine