Wellington Invades France: The Final Phase of the Peninsular War, 1813-1814, by Ian C. Robertson

London: Greenhill/Mechanicsburg, Pa.: Stackpole, 2. 304. Illus., maps, append., gloss., notes, biblio., index. $34.95. ISBN:1-85367-534-2.

Wellington Invades France covers operations on both sides of the Pyrenees, from Wellington�s triumph at Vitoria on June 21, 1813, to the aftermath of his victory at Toulouse, April 10, 1814, and then on to the end of the war. A very well-written account, the book focuses on operations, to the neglect of organization, tactics, and logistics, and tends to neglect Wellington�s non-British allies, the Portuguese and Spanish, but is nevertheless worthwhile reading for its excellent, detailed treatment of the many hard-fought actions of what is probably the most obscure major campaign of the protracted Napoleonic Wars.

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