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  • The Subaltern

    The Diaries of George Greig during the Pennisular War

    by George Greig ...
    Lieutenants, or "subalterns" as they were called, were very young in the British Army of the Napoleonic Wars, so George Gleig was not unique when he joined the 85th Light Infantry at the age of 17. Thrown into action in Spain against invading French forces in the summer of 1813, Gleig fought continuously for 18 months. The unique quality of Gleig's personal account was recognized immediately, and ... Read more

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  • Untapped Potential

    Born in Scotland, Found in the Royal Signals

    by George Greig ...
    "Untapped Potential follows George's career in the army, from the age of 16 when he joined the Army Apprentices College, of which he became the Junior Regimental Sergeant Major, to the moment, 27 years later, that he reluctantly decided to leave.The story, told with great frankness, relates the good times and the less good times, the ups and downs, the sad events as well as the happy ones; but the ... Read more

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    by Howard Clemens Hillegas ...
    In the following pages I have endeavoured to present an accurate picture of the Boers in war-time. My duties as a newspaper correspondent carried me to the Boer side, and herein I depict all that I saw. Some parts of my narrative may not be pleasing to the British reader; others may offend the sensibilities of the Boer sympathisers. I have written truthfully, but with a kindly spirit and with the ... Read more

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  • London to Ladysmith via Pretoria

    Enriched edition. A War Correspondent's Journey Through South Africa

    by Winston Churchill, Kelsey Ramsey ...
    In "London to Ladysmith via Pretoria," Winston Churchill combines his renowned journalistic acumen with his experiences as a soldier during the Second Boer War, crafting a vivid narrative that captures the tumult and courage of warfare. Written in a lively prose style, this work oscillates between personal memoir and historical saga, illustrating the challenges faced by British forces and the ... Read more

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  • The Memoirs of Baron Lejeune, Aide-de-Camp to Marshals Berthier, Davout and Oudinot. Vol. II

    by Général de Brigade, Baron Louis-François Lejeune ...
    Translated by Mrs Arthur Bell ...
    Series series The Memoirs of Baron Lejeune, Aide-de-Camp to Marshals Berthier, Davout and Oudinot.
    Amongst the many memoirs of the Napoleonic period, there are a number that stand out not just for their historical value, but also for their actual written style, however in this sense Lejeune stands alone. Lejeune was by nature an artist and is still a famous as a noted painter of scenes of battles, most of which he witnessed. As such his scenes are like his painting filled with evocative detail ... Read more

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  • Tales from the Rifle Brigade

    Adventures in the Rifle Brigade & Random Shots From a Rifleman

    by John Kincaid ...
    To Napoleon's troops, the sharp shooters of the 95th (Rifle) Regiment were 'the rascals in green', famed throughout Europe for their bravery, skill, and dash. Kincaid's Adventures in the Rifle Brigade was the first book to be published by a veteran, recounting the amazing escapades of this legendary unit in the war against French armies in Portugal and Spain. His second volume, Random Shots From a ... Read more

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  • A History of the British Army – Vol. I (1066-1713)

    by Sir John William Fortescue ...
    Series series A History of the British Army
    Sir John Fortescue holds a pre-eminent place amongst British military historians, his enduring fame and legacy resting mainly on his life's work "The History of the British Army", issued in 20 volumes, which took him some 30 years to complete. In scope and breadth it is such that no modern scholar has attempted to cover such a large and diverse subject in its entirety; but Sir John did so with ... Read more

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  • The Memoirs of Baron Lejeune, Aide-de-Camp to Marshals Berthier, Davout and Oudinot. Vol. I

    by Général de Brigade, Baron Louis-François Lejeune ...
    Translated by Mrs Arthur Bell ...
    Series series The Memoirs of Baron Lejeune, Aide-de-Camp to Marshals Berthier, Davout and Oudinot.
    Amongst the many memoirs of the Napoleonic period, there are a number that stand out not just for their historical value, but also for their actual written style; however, in this sense Lejeune stands alone. He was by nature an artist and is still famous as a noted painter of scenes of battles, most of which he witnessed. As such his scenes are like his paintings, filled with evocative detail.The ... Read more

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  • The Story of Wellington

    by Harold Wheeler ...
    Gathering clouds, dark and ominous, obscured the political horizon in the year 1769. The habitués of London coffee-houses discussed one of three things—“The Letters of Junius,” the most remarkable series of political exposures ever penned; the election of the notorious John Wilkes for Middlesex; and the rebellious conduct of the North American colonists. On the other side of the Channel the Duc de ... Read more

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  • Marching with Wellington

    With the Inniskillings in the Napoleonic Wars

    by Martin Cassidy ...
    Compiled from hitherto unpublished diaries and letters, this book tells of the dangers and rigors of life as experienced by the Infantry during the Napoleonic Wars. A superbly researched work by an expert historian, it captures the atmosphere of the era with total immediacy made possible only because the writers were actually there. ... Read more

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  • An Eloquent Soldier

    The Peninsular War Journals of Lieutenant Charles Crowe of the Inniskillings, 1812-14

    by Gareth Glover ...
    Lieutenant Charles Crowe's journal of the 27th Foot (Inniskillings) of the final campaign of Wellington's army is a rare work for many reasons. It is, perhaps surprisingly, the first memoir about this campaign from this famous regiment to be published.Crowe wrote a daily journal at the time, which practically guarantees the authenticity and accuracy of his account. But what makes it special is ... Read more

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  • Waterloo 1815: Captain Mercer's Journal

    by Bob Carruthers ...
    Series series Military History from Primary Sources
    More has probably been written about the Waterloo campaign than almost any other in history. It was the climax of the Napoleonic Wars and forms a watershed in both European and world history. However, the lethal combination of national bias, wilful distortion and simple error has unfortunately led to the constantly regurgitated traditional 'accepted' version being significantly wrong regarding ... Read more

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