Charles Esdaile is Professor of History at the University of Liverpool. His The Peninsular War was acclaimed by many reviewers, including Andrew Roberts and Bernard Cornwell.
"[A] masterly account of the Napoleonic wars . . . Makes the
familiar story fresh."
-The Economist
"A joy to read . . . Attractive, well written and, on occasion,
pleasantly idiosyncratic . . . A splendid book."
-Literary Review
"Deft, authoritative, often strikingly counterintuitive, this is
the definitive word on the subject."
-Telegraph (UK), Books of the Year
"[A] masterly account of the Napoleonic wars . . . Makes the
familiar story fresh."
-The Economist
"A joy to read . . . Attractive, well written and, on occasion,
pleasantly idiosyncratic . . . A splendid book."
-Literary Review
"Deft, authoritative, often strikingly counterintuitive, this is
the definitive word on the subject."
-Telegraph (UK), Books of the Year
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