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9781841765778
This title examines these fortifications, their design, development and strategic importance. It also deals with the various attempts, both successful and otherwise, that were made to besiege and storm them, some of the bloodiest and most savage encounters of the Peninsular War.Fletcher, Ian is the author of 'Fortresses of the Peninsular War 1807- 1814' with ISBN 9781841765778 and ISBN 1841765775.
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