Reviews for History of Mental Retardation: A Quarter Century of Promise

The average rating for History of Mental Retardation: A Quarter Century of Promise based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-06-17 00:00:00 Gina Castro One of the greatest of Military Historians, Sir Charles Oman's multi-volume study of the Peninsular War covers the French Invasions of Spain and Portugal and the long struggle by the Spanish and Portuguese together with their British allies to liberate their Countries. This Volume begins with the British Expeditionary Force being driven back across Spain to the evacuation at Corunna, and all seems lost (except for the French of course). The return of Sir Arthur Wellesley changes everything as he leads his British and Porguese troops in a daring river crossing at Oporto to drive Marshal Soult out of Portugal. This is followed up by the hard-fought victory at Talavera where Wellesley (and Spanish allies led by General Cuesta) fights the combined armies of Marshal Victor and King Joseph to a standtsill. Elswhere, more French armies scatter Spanish forces seemingly at will, but they are starting to feel the constant drain of casualties due to the relentless efforts of the Spanish Guerillas - officially the first Guerilla War in History! This volume ends with Wellesley (or Lord Wellington as he is to be known as forever after) making plans to defend Portugal from a fresh invasion ordered by Napoleon from Paris...

Review # 2 was written on 2016-07-09 00:00:00 Kevin Solver Desert Island books... although it might be cheating to take a 7 volume book. However it is the sort of thing you could finish and start all over again on. There is nothing like it.