21 books in History - Spain & Portugal
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Spanish Guerrillas in the Peninsular War 1808-14
Written by Rene Chartrand
Illustrated by Richard Hook
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $14.95
Constant Spanish guerrilla activity so drained the resources and diverted the attention of the French military that Wellington was able to advance against and overcome a numerically superior enemy. So many French soldiers were being used to counter the guerrillas and the threat that they posed that less than a third... Read more >
Written by Rene Chartrand
Illustrated by Richard Hook
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $14.95
Constant Spanish guerrilla activity so drained the resources and diverted the attention of the French military that Wellington was able to advance against and overcome a numerically superior enemy. So many French soldiers were being used to counter the guerrillas and the threat that they posed that less than a third... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Spanish Republican Aces
Written by Rafael Lopez
Illustrated by Julio Caeiro
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $15.95
At the start of the civil war, most young fighter officers joined the rebels (Nationalists). It was the high ranking officers, grupo or escuadrilla commanders, and the NCOs, sergeants and corporals who remained loyal to the government. The obsolete Nieuport Ni.52s and the three rare Hawker Furies were soon outpaced by... Read more >
Written by Rafael Lopez
Illustrated by Julio Caeiro
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $15.95
At the start of the civil war, most young fighter officers joined the rebels (Nationalists). It was the high ranking officers, grupo or escuadrilla commanders, and the NCOs, sergeants and corporals who remained loyal to the government. The obsolete Nieuport Ni.52s and the three rare Hawker Furies were soon outpaced by... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Talavera 1809
Wellingtonís Lighting Strike Into Spain
Written by Rene Chartrand
Illustrated by Graham Turner
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: March 19, 2013
Price: $21.95
The battle of Talavera in 1809 was one of the major battles of the Peninsular War and Arthur Wellesley's first victory in Spain itself, following which he was created Viscount Wellington of Talavera and Wellington.
Having driven the French forces in Portugal under Marshal Soult out of the country following his victory... Read more >
Wellingtonís Lighting Strike Into Spain
Written by Rene Chartrand
Illustrated by Graham Turner
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: March 19, 2013
Price: $21.95
The battle of Talavera in 1809 was one of the major battles of the Peninsular War and Arthur Wellesley's first victory in Spain itself, following which he was created Viscount Wellington of Talavera and Wellington.
Having driven the French forces in Portugal under Marshal Soult out of the country following his victory... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
Talavera 1809
Wellington's lightning strike into Spain
Written by Rene Chartrand
Illustrated by Graham Turner
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: March 19, 2013
Price: $15.95
The battle of Talavera in 1809 was one of the major battles of the Peninsular War and Arthur Wellesley’s first victory in Spain itself, following which he was created Viscount Wellington of Talavera and Wellington. Although Wellesely’s forces were outnumbered, and a sizeable contingent of the Spanish ran away, he had... Read more >
Wellington's lightning strike into Spain
Written by Rene Chartrand
Illustrated by Graham Turner
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: March 19, 2013
Price: $15.95
The battle of Talavera in 1809 was one of the major battles of the Peninsular War and Arthur Wellesley’s first victory in Spain itself, following which he was created Viscount Wellington of Talavera and Wellington. Although Wellesely’s forces were outnumbered, and a sizeable contingent of the Spanish ran away, he had... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
The Portuguese Army of the Napoleonic Wars (2)
Written by Rene Chartrand
Illustrated by Bill Younghusband
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $13.95
Osprey are confident in boasting that this remarkable three-part study will transform the research material available to the English-speaking student of the Peninsular War (1808-1814). Most know that Wellington's Portuguese troops were praised as the 'fighting cocks' of his army; fewer appreciate that they represented between half and one-third of his... Read more >
Written by Rene Chartrand
Illustrated by Bill Younghusband
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $13.95
Osprey are confident in boasting that this remarkable three-part study will transform the research material available to the English-speaking student of the Peninsular War (1808-1814). Most know that Wellington's Portuguese troops were praised as the 'fighting cocks' of his army; fewer appreciate that they represented between half and one-third of his... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Oldest Allies - Alcantara 1809
Written by Rene Chartrand
Illustrated by Mark Stacey
Format: eBook, 80 pages
On Sale: September 18, 2012
Price: $9.95
Although somewhat overshadowed by Wellington’s main campaign in the north, the Alcantara raid was an outstanding success. The primary objective of alarming and distracting the French forces in Spain was achieved. Furthermore, the raiders also succeeded in preventing a French incursion into Portugal and tied down one of Napoleon’s best marshals... Read more >
Written by Rene Chartrand
Illustrated by Mark Stacey
Format: eBook, 80 pages
On Sale: September 18, 2012
Price: $9.95
Although somewhat overshadowed by Wellington’s main campaign in the north, the Alcantara raid was an outstanding success. The primary objective of alarming and distracting the French forces in Spain was achieved. Furthermore, the raiders also succeeded in preventing a French incursion into Portugal and tied down one of Napoleon’s best marshals... Read more >
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Spanish Seaborne Empire
Written by John Horace Parry
Format: eBook, 416 pages
On Sale: September 5, 2012
Price: $24.99
The Spanish empire in America was the first of the great seaborne empires of western Europe; it was for long the richest and the most formidable, the focus of envy, fear, and hatred. Its haphazard beginning dates from 1492; it was to last more than three hundred years before breaking up... Read more >
Written by John Horace Parry
Format: eBook, 416 pages
On Sale: September 5, 2012
Price: $24.99
The Spanish empire in America was the first of the great seaborne empires of western Europe; it was for long the richest and the most formidable, the focus of envy, fear, and hatred. Its haphazard beginning dates from 1492; it was to last more than three hundred years before breaking up... Read more >
The Spanish Tercios 1536-1704
Written by Ignacio Lopez
Illustrated by Gerry Embleton
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: July 24, 2012
Price: $13.95
A mixed infantry formation made up of about 3,000 men armed with pikes, swords and handguns, the innovative and influential tercio or 'Spanish square' was the basic combat unit of the armies of Spain throughout much of the 16th and 17th centuries. Arguably the first permanent tactical formation seen in Europe... Read more >
Written by Ignacio Lopez
Illustrated by Gerry Embleton
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: July 24, 2012
Price: $13.95
A mixed infantry formation made up of about 3,000 men armed with pikes, swords and handguns, the innovative and influential tercio or 'Spanish square' was the basic combat unit of the armies of Spain throughout much of the 16th and 17th centuries. Arguably the first permanent tactical formation seen in Europe... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Spanish Republican Aces
Written by Rafael Lopez
Illustrated by Julio Caeiro
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: June 19, 2012
Price: $22.95
At the start of the civil war, most young fighter officers joined the rebels (Nationalists). It was the high ranking officers, grupo or escuadrilla commanders, and the NCOs, sergeants and corporals who remained loyal to the government. The obsolete Nieuport Ni.52s and the three rare Hawker Furies were soon outpaced by... Read more >
Written by Rafael Lopez
Illustrated by Julio Caeiro
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: June 19, 2012
Price: $22.95
At the start of the civil war, most young fighter officers joined the rebels (Nationalists). It was the high ranking officers, grupo or escuadrilla commanders, and the NCOs, sergeants and corporals who remained loyal to the government. The obsolete Nieuport Ni.52s and the three rare Hawker Furies were soon outpaced by... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
Spanish Civil War Tanks
The Proving Ground for Blitzkrieg
Written by Steven Zaloga
Illustrated by Tony Bryan
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: December 20, 2011
Price: $13.95
The tanks used during the Spanish Civil War are not often examined in any great detail, and are often labeled as little more than test vehicles in a convenient proving ground before World War II. But, with groundbreaking research, armor expert Steven J Zaloga has taken a fresh look at the... Read more >
The Proving Ground for Blitzkrieg
Written by Steven Zaloga
Illustrated by Tony Bryan
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: December 20, 2011
Price: $13.95
The tanks used during the Spanish Civil War are not often examined in any great detail, and are often labeled as little more than test vehicles in a convenient proving ground before World War II. But, with groundbreaking research, armor expert Steven J Zaloga has taken a fresh look at the... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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The Golden Empire
Spain, Charles V, and the Creation of America
Written by Hugh Thomas
Format: Hardcover, 672 pages
On Sale: August 23, 2011
Price: $35.00
From a master chronicler of Spanish history comes a magnificent work about the pivotal years from 1522 to 1566, when Spain was the greatest European power. Hugh Thomas has written a rich and riveting narrative of exploration, progress, and plunder. At its center is the unforgettable ruler who fought the French... Read more >
Spain, Charles V, and the Creation of America
Written by Hugh Thomas
Format: Hardcover, 672 pages
On Sale: August 23, 2011
Price: $35.00
From a master chronicler of Spanish history comes a magnificent work about the pivotal years from 1522 to 1566, when Spain was the greatest European power. Hugh Thomas has written a rich and riveting narrative of exploration, progress, and plunder. At its center is the unforgettable ruler who fought the French... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
The Golden Empire
Spain, Charles V, and the Creation of America
Written by Hugh Thomas
Format: eBook, 672 pages
On Sale: August 23, 2011
Price: $20.99
From a master chronicler of Spanish history comes a magnificent work about the pivotal years from 1522 to 1566, when Spain was the greatest European power. Hugh Thomas has written a rich and riveting narrative of exploration, progress, and plunder. At its center is the unforgettable ruler who fought the French... Read more >
Spain, Charles V, and the Creation of America
Written by Hugh Thomas
Format: eBook, 672 pages
On Sale: August 23, 2011
Price: $20.99
From a master chronicler of Spanish history comes a magnificent work about the pivotal years from 1522 to 1566, when Spain was the greatest European power. Hugh Thomas has written a rich and riveting narrative of exploration, progress, and plunder. At its center is the unforgettable ruler who fought the French... Read more >
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hardcover.
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They Shall Not Pass
The British Battalion at Jarama - The Spanish Civil War
Written by Ben Hughes
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: July 19, 2011
Price: $25.95
The British Battalion at Jarama - The Spanish Civil War
Written by Ben Hughes
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: July 19, 2011
Price: $25.95
In 1937 a group of idealistic British volunteers sailed from England to fight thedark threat of dictatorship in Spain. In the olive groves of Jarama they achieved the first victory against Franco’s army. It was Fascism’s first defeat. Hardly remembered today, it was possibly the crucial military turning point of the...
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The Portugal Story
Three Centuries of Exploration and Discovery
Written by John Dos Passos
Format: eBook, 424 pages
On Sale: March 2, 2011
Price: $17.99
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Three Centuries of Exploration and Discovery
Written by John Dos Passos
Format: eBook, 424 pages
On Sale: March 2, 2011
Price: $17.99
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The Confident Hope of a Miracle
The True Story of the Spanish Armada
Written by Neil Hanson
Format: eBook, 512 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $13.99
The real story of the Spanish Armada.
In the winter of 1587 the Spanish Armada, the largest force of warships ever assembled, set sail to crush the English navy. This breathtaking overview of one of the most fascinating campaigns in European history begins with the execution of Mary Queen of Scots, the... Read more >
The True Story of the Spanish Armada
Written by Neil Hanson
Format: eBook, 512 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $13.99
The real story of the Spanish Armada.
In the winter of 1587 the Spanish Armada, the largest force of warships ever assembled, set sail to crush the English navy. This breathtaking overview of one of the most fascinating campaigns in European history begins with the execution of Mary Queen of Scots, the... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Barcelona The Great Enchantress
Written by Robert Hughes
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: September 18, 2007
Price: $12.95
Robert Hughes has been a regular visitor to Barcelona since the 1960s and published a book about the city in 1992 that was quickly hailed as a classic. In Barcelona the Great Enchantress, Hughes crafts a more personal tale of his nearly forty-year love affair with the Spanish metropolis, one of... Read more >
Written by Robert Hughes
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: September 18, 2007
Price: $12.95
Robert Hughes has been a regular visitor to Barcelona since the 1960s and published a book about the city in 1992 that was quickly hailed as a classic. In Barcelona the Great Enchantress, Hughes crafts a more personal tale of his nearly forty-year love affair with the Spanish metropolis, one of... Read more >
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Dogs of God
Columbus, the Inquisition, and the Defeat of the Moors
Written by James Reston, Jr.
Format: Trade Paperback, 400 pages
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $17.00
From the acclaimed author of Warriors of God comes a riveting account of the pivotal events of 1492, when towering political ambitions, horrific religious excesses, and a drive toward international conquest changed the world forever.James Reston, Jr., brings to life the epic story of Spain’s effort to consolidate its own burgeoning... Read more >
Columbus, the Inquisition, and the Defeat of the Moors
Written by James Reston, Jr.
Format: Trade Paperback, 400 pages
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $17.00
From the acclaimed author of Warriors of God comes a riveting account of the pivotal events of 1492, when towering political ambitions, horrific religious excesses, and a drive toward international conquest changed the world forever.James Reston, Jr., brings to life the epic story of Spain’s effort to consolidate its own burgeoning... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
Dogs of God
Columbus, the Inquisition, and the Defeat of the Moors
Written by James Reston, Jr.
Format: eBook
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $12.99
From the acclaimed author of Warriors of God comes a riveting account of the pivotal events of 1492, when towering political ambitions, horrific religious excesses, and a drive toward international conquest changed the world forever.James Reston, Jr., brings to life the epic story of Spain’s effort to consolidate its own burgeoning... Read more >
Columbus, the Inquisition, and the Defeat of the Moors
Written by James Reston, Jr.
Format: eBook
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $12.99
From the acclaimed author of Warriors of God comes a riveting account of the pivotal events of 1492, when towering political ambitions, horrific religious excesses, and a drive toward international conquest changed the world forever.James Reston, Jr., brings to life the epic story of Spain’s effort to consolidate its own burgeoning... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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The Confident Hope of a Miracle
The True Story of the Spanish Armada
Written by Neil Hanson
Format: Trade Paperback, 512 pages
On Sale: February 14, 2006
Price: $16.95
The story of the Spanish Armada is one of the great epics, with a cast of characters as rich and varied as any in history and results that shaped Europe for centuries to come. Neil Hanson — acclaimed author of The Great Fire of London — traces the origins of the... Read more >
The True Story of the Spanish Armada
Written by Neil Hanson
Format: Trade Paperback, 512 pages
On Sale: February 14, 2006
Price: $16.95
The story of the Spanish Armada is one of the great epics, with a cast of characters as rich and varied as any in history and results that shaped Europe for centuries to come. Neil Hanson — acclaimed author of The Great Fire of London — traces the origins of the... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Rivers of Gold
The Rise of the Spanish Empire, from Columbus to Magellan
Written by Hugh Thomas
Format: Trade Paperback, 720 pages
On Sale: May 31, 2005
Price: $20.00
From one of the greatest historians of the Spanish world, here is a fresh and fascinating account of Spain’s early conquests in the Americas. Hugh Thomas’s magisterial narrative of Spain in the New World has all the characteristics of great historical literature: amazing discoveries, ambition, greed, religious fanaticism, court intrigue, and... Read more >
The Rise of the Spanish Empire, from Columbus to Magellan
Written by Hugh Thomas
Format: Trade Paperback, 720 pages
On Sale: May 31, 2005
Price: $20.00
From one of the greatest historians of the Spanish world, here is a fresh and fascinating account of Spain’s early conquests in the Americas. Hugh Thomas’s magisterial narrative of Spain in the New World has all the characteristics of great historical literature: amazing discoveries, ambition, greed, religious fanaticism, court intrigue, and... Read more >
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Spanish Guerrillas in the Peninsular War 1808-14
Written by Rene Chartrand
Illustrated by Richard Hook
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: May 25, 2004
Price: $18.95
Constant Spanish guerrilla activity so drained the resources and diverted the attention of the French military that Wellington was able to advance against and overcome a numerically superior enemy. So many French soldiers were being used to counter the guerrillas and the threat that they posed that less than a third... Read more >
Written by Rene Chartrand
Illustrated by Richard Hook
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: May 25, 2004
Price: $18.95
Constant Spanish guerrilla activity so drained the resources and diverted the attention of the French military that Wellington was able to advance against and overcome a numerically superior enemy. So many French soldiers were being used to counter the guerrillas and the threat that they posed that less than a third... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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