The Fatal Knot The Guerrilla War in Navarre and the Defeat of Napoleon in Spain by Tone, John Lawrence - 1994

Univ of North Carolina Pr. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1995. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 0807821691 . Black Hardcovers gilt titles to the spine. In Very Good+ condition, pages are tightly bound, bright & unmarked. Light spine end bumping with the previous owner's name plate on the front free end paper. The DJ is in Very Good+ condition with moderate cover wear. First Edition, Firts Printing (Number Line) "John Tone recounts the dramatic story of how, between 1808 and 1814, Spanish peasants created and sustained the world's first guerrilla insurgency movement, thereby playing a major role in Napoleon's defeat in the Peninsula War. Focusing on the army of Francisco Mina, Tone offers new insights into the origins, motives, and successes of these first guerrilla forces by interpreting the conflict from the long-ignored perspective of the guerrillas themselves. Only months after Napoleon's invasion in 1807, Spain seemed ready to fall: its rulers were in prison or… Read More