| FindBook |
|
有 1 項符合
John Vandeleur的圖書 |
 |
$ 0 電子書 | With Wellington's Outposts
作者：John Vandeleur 出版社：Pen and Sword 出版日期：2015-04-30 語言：英文  樂天KOBO - 歷史文學
- 來源網頁  看圖書介紹
|
|
|
圖書介紹 - 資料來源：樂天KOBO 評分：
圖書名稱：With Wellington's Outposts
'The author has done a quite outstanding job of editing and footnoting this rare memoir . . . this will be of genuine interest to the Peninsular War historian or enthusiast.' Philip Haythornthwaite
John Vandeleur's letters home to his mother are a lively and engaging account of active service during the Napoleonic Wars, recounting everything from day-to-day life on campaign to the experience of pitched battle at Vitoria and Waterloo.
As first a light infantryman and then a light cavalryman, Vandeleur was frequently on the outposts of Wellington's forces, in frequent contact with the French and often obliged to live a rough-and-ready lifestyle as a result. The conditions that he endured, and the camaraderie that sustained him, are vividly recounted in this fascinating collection – previously only available in an extremely rare private publication over a century ago.
Expertly edited and enhanced with contemporary documents and commentary by Andrew Bamford, this is an outstanding contribution to our understanding of the Peninsular War and Waterloo campaign.
|
