Lines of Torres Vedras 1809-11
Contributors: Bill Younghusband (Illustrator)
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Published: June 20, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9781841765761
Subjects: European history: c 1750 to c 1900; Theory of warfare & military science; c 1800 to c 1900; History, Military; Fortification, British; Torres Vedras Region; History; History - Military / War; Modern - 19th Century; History: World; Military - Napoleonic Wars; Military - Strategy; History / Military / General; Torres Vedras Region (Portugal); Campaigns; Portugal; 19th century; Peninsular War, 1807-1814
First sentence: The idea of using he surrounding hills as means to defend the Portuguese capital, Lisbon, was not a new one.