Author: RAYMOND RUDORFF Title: War To The Death: The Sieges of Saragossa 1808-1809
Description: London, Purnell Book Services Ltd. 1974. Hard Cover, 9.5 x 6.25 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with very slight rubbing to upper edge and sunning to spine. 278pp. The second French attack under Napoleon in the Peninsular War w on the city of Saragossa in Spain was met with reistance from 30,000 regular Spanish troops plus thousands of armed civilians. After twenty-four days of fighting, the French were eventually victorious leaving 54,000 soldiers and civilians dead and with one third of the city destroyed. Near Fine/Very Good.
Keywords: Military, History, Peninsular War, Napoleon Military
Price: GBP 6.75 = appr. US$ 9.64 Seller: Godley Books
- Book number: 021991
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