{"product_id":"9781839767883","title":"Napoleon's Cursed War : Spanish Popular Resistance in the Peninsular War, 1808-14 by Perry Anderson","description":"In this definitive account of the Peninsular War (1808-14), Napoleon's six-year war against Spain, Ronald Fraser examines what led to the emperor's devastating defeat against the popular opposition - the guerrillas - and their British and Portuguese allies. As well as relating the histories of the great political and military figures of the war, Fraser brings to life the anonymous masses - the artisans, peasants and women who fought, suffered and died - and restores their role in this barbaric war to its rightful place while overturning the view that this was a straightforward military campaign. This vivid, meticulously researched book offers a distinct and profound vision of \"Napoleon's Vietnam\" and shows the reality of the disasters of war: the suffering, discontents and social upheaval that accompanied the fighting.   With a new Introduction by Perry Anderson.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56308110754165,"sku":"9781839767883","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781839767883.jpg?v=1762806555","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781839767883","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}