Wellington landed in the Iberian Peninsula in the summer of 1808. Over the next six years his forces defeated the French occupation forces in a succession of brilliant campaigns as he defended Portugal, liberated Spain and invaded France. His operations helped topple Napoleon in 1814. When Napoleon escaped from Elba and regained power in March 1815, Wellington, without the strength of his Peninsula army, combined an inferior collection of contingents into an effective fighting force. His victory at Waterloo is the British Army's most famous battle. In The National Army Museum's Book of Wellington's Armies, Uffindell skillfully weaves together unpublished acounts from the museum's archive to give a comprehensive picture of this campaign. Drawing on dispatches and letters from military commanders, officers and ordinary soldiers, the book mixes riveting descriptions of battle with stories of endurance and bravery. Uffindell's work brings to life the forgotten voices of Wellington's army.

Napoleon intervenes in the Peninsula 1807-8 -- The road to Coruña 1808-9 -- The defence of Portugal 1809-10 -- Stalemate 1811 -- Triumph and disaster 1812 -- Wellington and his peninsular army -- The great offensive January to June 1813 -- The end of the peninsula July 1813 to April 1814 -- The Waterloo campaign -- The Battle of Waterloo 18 June 1815 -- Aftermath 1815-52.