Featured battle : Valencia

Part of The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars

Date : 03 November 1811 - 09 January 1812

The Spanish defence of this important port city was sloppy, the generalship of Blake was a disgrace. With superior number of men and over 370 guns and with the facility of being replenished by sea the Spanish should never have lost this city. The majority of the Spaniards were taken prisoner.

Waterloo 1815 Captain Mercer's Journal

Bob Carruthers
Part of the Military History from Primary Sources Series this slim volume [126 pages] is well illustrated with numerous almost contemporary illustrations. As a child I was told you should rise from eating a meal feeling as if you would like more. This book does just that for it is but a selection from the complete journal. It is a wonderfully balanced choice; the wide variety of subject matter in the complete journal is truly reflected here. If one hasn't read the full journal then this book is an excellent introduction - even an enticer to read more. Well written, well presented and therefore recommended.
Pen & Sword Military, 2012