Summerville, Christopher.

March of Death – Sir John Moore’s Retreat to Corunna, 1808-09.

London / Pennsylvania, Greenhill Books / Stackpole Books, 2003. 16 cm x 24 cm. 240 pages. Several black and white plates in centre of book. Original Hardcover with the rare illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Excellent, as new condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Includes for example the following essays: The Bubble Bursts / Vivan Los Ingleses / Abandoned by Everything Spanish / Every Man For Himself and God For Us All! / Bayonets Crossed and Blood Profusely Drawn / I Hope My Country Will Do Me Justice etc.

″March of Death is the story of the terrible retreat through the eyes of those who were there and who survived. Relating the horrific ordeal through excerpts from survivors’ diaries, letters, memoirs and reports, this fascinating narrative brings to life the heroism and glory of a real fight for survival.” (from back flap)

• Keywords: 19th Century · 19th Century History · Battle of Elviña · Battles · British Military History · European History – Rare · Napoleonic Wars · Spanish Military History
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9781853675645
• Inventory Number: 60255AB

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