Feeding Wellington's Army from Burgos to Waterloo, 9781399041461
Hardcover
A commissary’s war: Supplying Wellington, witnessing battles, and judging superiors.

Feeding Wellington's Army from Burgos to Waterloo

the lively journal of assistant commissary general tupper carey - volume ii

$77.77

  • Hardcover

    296 pages

  • Release Date

    7 June 2024

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Summary

Feeding Wellington’s War Machine: The Journals of Commissary General Tupper Carey

Transcribed for the first time from Commissary General Tupper Carey’s handwritten journals, this is the second of two volumes which cover the lively career of a Commissary who served throughout the Peninsular War and Waterloo campaign.

Written with vivid detail, these journals offer a truly unique window into the life of a Commissary and the campaigns in which he served. Although a civilian and…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781399041461
ISBN-10:1399041460
Author:Gareth Glover
Publisher:Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Imprint:Pen & Sword Military
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:296
Release Date:7 June 2024
Weight:526g
Dimensions:234mm x 156mm
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Critics Review

“A lively narrator, with a fresh viewpoint but still very much representative of the Regency-era British officer in all his foibles, Carey’s account is a must-have for enthusiasts and scholars alike.”– “The Napoleon Series”

About The Author

Gareth Glover

Gareth Glover is a former Royal Navy officer and military historian who has made a special study of the Napoleonic Wars for the last thirty years. In addition to writing many articles on aspects of the subject in magazines and journals, his books include Wellington’s Voice, Wellington’s Lieutenant Napoleon’s Gaoler, From Corunna to Waterloo, Eyewitness to the Peninsular War and the Battle of Waterloo, An Eloquent Soldier, six volumes of The Waterloo Archive, Waterloo: Myth and Reality and The Forgotten War Against Napoleon: Conflict in the Mediterranean 1793-1815. He is also the director of Campaigns & Culture Ltd, a new concept in touring.

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