Marching, Fighting, Dying
experiences of soldiers in the peninsular war
$73.36
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
30 November 2021
Summary
Gareth Glover, a leading authority on the Napoleonic Wars, presents a candid account of service during the Peninsular War through letters sent home by British soldiers. These vivid excerpts, contextualized by the author’s expert commentary, are primarily drawn from the correspondence of the other ranks, offering a true picture of everyday life in the army at war, as perceived at the time. The letters explore fatigue, discomfort, the reality of combat, and soldiers’ feelings towards the enemy,…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781526760227 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1526760223 |
| Author: | Glover, Gareth |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Pen & Sword Military |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 30 November 2021 |
| Weight: | 686g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
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About The Author
Glover, Gareth
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, seven volumes of The Waterloo Archive, Waterloo: Myth and Reality, The Forgotten War Against Napoleon: Conflict in the Mediterranean 1793-1815 and The Two Battles of Copenhagen 1801 and 1807: Britain and Denmark in the Napoleonic Wars.
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