Just wanted to know could anyone recommend books on the Napoleonic and Peninsular wars. I have been fascinated by the period since i started reading the Sharpe series last year.

Privatehudson is one to ask-very into Napoleonic era

Many of the better works like Oman's History of the Peninsula War comes in 7 volumes and would take far too long to read. Osprey books are good overviews if you get the Campaign series books as they give you the salient points without bogging you down in too much detail. Osprey also do an Essential History book on the wars which would be a good starting point.

Pretty much anything by David Chandler or Peter Hofschrer are good, detailed works but are usually expensive. Watch yourself with the latter author though, for although he researches the subject superbly he's a man with a mission. He clearly feels that the British authors do not credit the "Germans" enough for their role in the 1815 campaign and tries to redress the balance. Unfortunately from what I've seen and heard he goes too far, and two wrongs do not make a right.

Thanks privatehudson, i hope to get at least one of the books sometime soon.