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Bayonets, Bugles & Bonnets - Experiences of Hard Soldiering with the 71st Foot - The Highland Light Infantry - Through Many Battles of the Napoleonic
ISBN: 9781846770210 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. FAILED ACTOR TO SOLDIER & NINE YEARS SERVICE (FROM 1806-1815) A YOUNG SCOT'S EXPERIENCES OF WAR IN SOUTH AMERICA, SPAIN & FINALLY AT WATERLOO - Originally written anonymously this is the first-hand account of a 16 year old Edinburgh man who joins the Highland Light Infantry and lives to regret it! Campaign life and brutal action is related in a succinct, intelligent style. This fascinating view of a rankers trials and suffering comes from the pen of a very uncommon common soldier
FAILED ACTOR TO SOLDIER & NINE YEARS SERVICE (FROM 1806-1815) A YOUNG SCOT'S EXPERIENCES OF WAR IN SOUTH AMERICA, SPAIN & FINALLY AT WATERLOO - Origin...
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Tommy Atkins War Stories - 14 First Hand Accounts from the Ranks of the British Army During Queen Victoria's Empire
ISBN: 9781846770227 / Angielski / Miękka / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 14 FIRST HAND ACCOUNTS FROM THE RANKS OF THE BRITISH ARMY DURING QUEEN VICTORIA'S EMPIRE - Queen Victoria's long reign encompassed the British Empire at its height. All over the world her soldiers in Red Coats and Khaki fought wars in mountains and jungles, deserts and forests against the armies of developed countries, mutineers, religious fanatics and fierce tribesmen. In these fourteen accounts we hear the authentic voice of the ordinary British Soldier - the famous Mr. Thomas Atkins - the man who was there!
14 FIRST HAND ACCOUNTS FROM THE RANKS OF THE BRITISH ARMY DURING QUEEN VICTORIA'S EMPIRE - Queen Victoria's long reign encompassed the British Empire ...
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A Norfolk Soldier in the First Sikh War -A Private Soldier Tells the Story of His Part in the Battles for the Conquest of India
ISBN: 9781846770234 / Angielski / Miękka / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A PRIVATE SOLDIER TELLS THE STORY OF HIS PART IN THE BATTLES FOR THE CONQUEST OF INDIA - The First Sikh War is facinating to many readers interested in Victorian Warfare. More than any adversary the Sikh's Khalsa army, modelled on European lines was the most formidable the British Empire faced in India. The end of the Sikh Wars meant the sub-continent was at last 'coloured red', but first our writer, Swaffham man Private Baldwin had to endure the terrible battles of Moodkee, Ferozeshah & Sobroan. This authentic voice from the ranks is complemented by the campaign history of Gough & Innes.
A PRIVATE SOLDIER TELLS THE STORY OF HIS PART IN THE BATTLES FOR THE CONQUEST OF INDIA - The First Sikh War is facinating to many readers interested i...
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A Cavalry Officer During the Sepoy Revolt - Experiences with the 3rd Bengal Light Cavalry, the Guides and Sikh Irregular Cavalry from the Outbreak O
ISBN: 9781846770241 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A YOUNG BRITISH CAVALRYMAN CAUGHT UP IN THE CHAOS OF MUTINY AND ITS BLOODY AFTERMATH The Indian Mutiny began for Mackenzie in a fury of violence and bloodshed. As Bengal Army native troops rose, killing their Officers and their families and burning their cantonments, this young cavalryman found himself literally fighting for his life often against those he had recently commanded. This terrible but often exciting narrative takes the reader from the outbreak of the mutiny through a time of rebellion and warfare as seen from the horse soldiers perspective. A must for anyone interested in the...
A YOUNG BRITISH CAVALRYMAN CAUGHT UP IN THE CHAOS OF MUTINY AND ITS BLOODY AFTERMATH The Indian Mutiny began for Mackenzie in a fury of violence and b...
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A Norfolk Soldier in the First Sikh War -A Private Soldier Tells the Story of His Part in the Battles for the Conquest of India
ISBN: 9781846770319 / Angielski / Twarda / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A PRIVATE SOLDIER TELLS THE STORY OF HIS PART IN THE BATTLES FOR THE CONQUEST OF INDIA - The First Sikh War is facinating to many readers interested in Victorian Warfare. More than any adversary the Sikh's Khalsa army, modelled on European lines was the most formidable the British Empire faced in India. The end of the Sikh Wars meant the sub-continent was at last 'coloured red', but first our writer, Swaffham man Private Baldwin had to endure the terrible battles of Moodkee, Ferozeshah & Sobroan. This authentic voice from the ranks is complemented by the campaign history of Gough & Innes.
A PRIVATE SOLDIER TELLS THE STORY OF HIS PART IN THE BATTLES FOR THE CONQUEST OF INDIA - The First Sikh War is facinating to many readers interested i...
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Bugler & Officer of the Rifles-With the 95th Rifles During the Peninsular & Waterloo Campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars
ISBN: 9781846770326 / Angielski / Twarda / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. BUGLER 'BILL' GREEN AND HIS OFFICER HARRY SMITH TELL THEIR STORIES OF FIGHTING AGAINST NAPOLEON'S ARMY IN SPAIN - The 95th, Wellington's famous green sharpshooter regiment was unusual in that it prompted several of its officers and men to write their memoirs of the war in the Peninsular against the French. These two very different men give us their experiences of campaigning and battles often played out within short steps of each other. This book contains two fascinating & engaging accounts of shared experiences and contrasting perspectives.
BUGLER 'BILL' GREEN AND HIS OFFICER HARRY SMITH TELL THEIR STORIES OF FIGHTING AGAINST NAPOLEON'S ARMY IN SPAIN - The 95th, Wellington's famous green ...
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Tommy Atkins War Stories - 14 First Hand Accounts from the Ranks of the British Army During Queen Victoria's Empire
ISBN: 9781846770371 / Angielski / Twarda / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. TOLD FROM THE RANKSQueen Victoria's long reign encompassed the British Empire at its height. All over the world her soldiers in Red Coats and Khaki fought wars in mountains and jungles, deserts and forests against the armies of developed countries, mutineers, religious fanatics and fierce tribesmen. In these fourteen accounts we hear the authentic voice of the ordinary British Soldier - the famousMr. Thomas Atkins - the man who was there!
TOLD FROM THE RANKSQueen Victoria's long reign encompassed the British Empire at its height. All over the world her soldiers in Red Coats and Khaki fo...
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A Cavalry Officer During the Sepoy Revolt - Experiences with the 3rd Bengal Light Cavalry, the Guides and Sikh Irregular Cavalry from the Outbreak O
ISBN: 9781846770395 / Angielski / Twarda / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A Cavalry Officer during the Sepoy Revolt.EXPERIENCES WITH THE 3rd BENGAL LIGHT CAVALRY, THE GUIDES AND SIKH IRREGULAR CAVALRY FROM THE OUTBREAK OF THE INDIAN MUTINY TO DELHI AND LUCKNOW.A YOUNG BRITISH CAVALRYMAN CAUGHT UP IN THE CHAOS OF MUTINY AND ITS BLOODY AFTERMATH.The Indian Mutiny began for Mackenzie in a fury of violence and bloodshed. As Bengal Army native troops rose, killing their Officers and their families and burning their cantonments, this young cavalryman found himself literally fighting for his life often against those he had recently commanded. This terrible but often...
A Cavalry Officer during the Sepoy Revolt.EXPERIENCES WITH THE 3rd BENGAL LIGHT CAVALRY, THE GUIDES AND SIKH IRREGULAR CAVALRY FROM THE OUTBREAK OF TH...
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The Compleat Rifleman Harris: The Adventures of a Soldier of the 95th (Rifles) During the Peninsular Campaign of the Napoleonic Wars
ISBN: 9781846770470 / Angielski / Miękka / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The most famous Rifleman account in its complete and original form - unedited and unabridged. Benjamin Harris' story has rightly won its place amongst the best and most well known British Army accounts of life on campaign during the war in Spain against Napoleon's French Army. It graphically tells of the gruelling retreat to Corunna, but it is the human detail of Harris' recollections on the march and on the battlefield that have made this a classic Napoleonic period memoir. This is Harris' full story - not readily available in this form for many years - in fact the Compleat Rifleman Harris
The most famous Rifleman account in its complete and original form - unedited and unabridged. Benjamin Harris' story has rightly won its place amongst...
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The Compleat Rifleman Harris - The Adventures of a Soldier of the 95th (Rifles) During the Peninsular Campaign of the Napoleonic Wars
ISBN: 9781846770531 / Angielski / Twarda / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The most famous Rifleman account in its complete andoriginal form - unedited and unabridgedBenjamin Harris' story has rightly won its place amongst the best and most well known British Army accounts of life on campaign during the war in Spain against Napoleon's French Army. It graphically tells of the gruelling retreat to Corunna, but it is the human detail of Harris' recollections on the march and on the battlefield that have made this a classic Napoleonic period memoir. This is Harris' full story - not readily available in this form for many years- in fact the Compleat Rifleman Harris!
The most famous Rifleman account in its complete andoriginal form - unedited and unabridgedBenjamin Harris' story has rightly won its place amongst th...
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The Recollections of Skinner of Skinner's Horse - James Skinner and His 'Yellow Boys' - Irregular Cavalry in the Wars of India Between the British, Ma
ISBN: 9781846770616 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. THE RECOLLECTIONS OF SKINNER OF SKINNER'S HORSE INDIA'S MOST FAMOUS CAVALRYMAN RECOUNTS HIS CAREER. James Skinner had a colourful career. He began his military exploits as a mercenary for Indian princes and became a legend as the leader of the 'Yellow Boys' - his renowned irregular cavalry. In the early years of the British domination of the sub-continent Skinner at some time fought almost every martial race India had to offer. These adventures (originally written in Persian) are clear and directly recounted and are supported by text by J. Baily Fraser who gives context to Skinners world.
THE RECOLLECTIONS OF SKINNER OF SKINNER'S HORSE INDIA'S MOST FAMOUS CAVALRYMAN RECOUNTS HIS CAREER. James Skinner had a colourful career. He began his...
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The Story of the Guides - The Exploits of the Soldiers of the Famous Indian Army Regiment from the Northwest Frontier 1847 - 1900
ISBN: 9781846770630 / Angielski / Miękka / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. THE STORY OF THE GUIDES - THE EXPLOITS OF THE SOLDIERS OF THE FAMOUS INDIAN ARMY REGIMENT FROM THE NORTHWEST FRONTIER 1847 - 1900 Most regiments can lay claim to renown, but some transcend this to achieve fame. The Guides - a corps. of both infantry and cavalry is one of the exalted few. Founded by Harry Lumsden (himself a figure of fame in British Indian history) its Khaki clad troops fought with distinction in a series of wars from the Sikh War to the Indian Mutiny and the Afghan war of 1878-80. They were present at the relief of Chitral and in the Malakand Expedition, but it is their...
THE STORY OF THE GUIDES - THE EXPLOITS OF THE SOLDIERS OF THE FAMOUS INDIAN ARMY REGIMENT FROM THE NORTHWEST FRONTIER 1847 - 1900 Most regiments can l...
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Ensign Bell in the Peninsular War - The Experiences of a Young British Soldier of the 34th Regiment 'The Cumberland Gentlemen' in the Napoleonic Wars
ISBN: 9781846770678 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. ENSIGN BELL IN THE PENINSULAR WAR - THE EXPERIENCES OF A YOUNG BRITISH SOLDIER WITH THE 34TH REGIMENT 'THE CUMBERLAND GENTLEMEN' IN THE NAPOLEONIC WARS. This book is one of the least known accounts of life on the battlefield and on campaign during the Peninsular War. If its obscurity was in some way a reflection of its quality this might be understandable, but George Bell's account is so well written it surely deserves to be among the best known and most highly regarded Napoleonic period memoirs. Written with youthful enthusiasm and humour, Bell takes us to war against the French in the...
ENSIGN BELL IN THE PENINSULAR WAR - THE EXPERIENCES OF A YOUNG BRITISH SOLDIER WITH THE 34TH REGIMENT 'THE CUMBERLAND GENTLEMEN' IN THE NAPOLEONIC WAR...
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Troop, Horse & Trench - The Experiences of a British Lifeguardsman of the Household Cavalry Fighting on the Western Front During the First World War 1
ISBN: 9781846770685 / Angielski / Miękka / 324 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. TROOP HORSE & TRENCH - WARFARE IN THE 'TWILIGHT DAYS' OF THE BRITISH CAVALRY For those who imagined that the role of the cavalry on the Western Front was a passive one waiting for the opportunity to put the 'Gee' in 'Gap', this book will be a revelation. After a brief period of traditional cavalry operations in the opening months of the war, the Household Cavalry took its part in the gruelling trench warfare that typified the British effort in Belgium and France. The author - a regular serving soldier - provides a vivid and entertaining account of cavalry life in the pre-war period, action...
TROOP HORSE & TRENCH - WARFARE IN THE 'TWILIGHT DAYS' OF THE BRITISH CAVALRY For those who imagined that the role of the cavalry on the Western Front ...
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Recollections of Skinner
ISBN: 9781846770715 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. THE RECOLLECTIONS OF SKINNER OF SKINNER'S HORSEINDIA'S MOST FAMOUS CAVALRYMAN RECOUNTS HIS CAREER.James Skinner had a colourful career. He began his military exploits as a mercenary for Indian princes and became a legend as the leader of the 'Yellow Boys' - his renowned irregular cavalry.In the early years of the British domination of the sub-continent Skinner at some time fought almost every martial race India had to offer. These adventures (originally written in Persian) are clear and directly recounted and are supported by text by J. Baily Fraser who gives context to Skinners world.
THE RECOLLECTIONS OF SKINNER OF SKINNER'S HORSEINDIA'S MOST FAMOUS CAVALRYMAN RECOUNTS HIS CAREER.James Skinner had a colourful career. He began his m...
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The Story of the Guides - The Exploits of the Soldiers of the Famous Indian Army Regiment from the Northwest Frontier 1847 - 1900
ISBN: 9781846770739 / Angielski / Twarda / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. THE STORY OF THE GUIDES - THE EXPLOITS OF THE SOLDIERS OF THE FAMOUS INDIAN ARMY REGIMENT FROM THE NORTHWEST FRONTIER 1847 - 1900Most regiments can lay claim to renown, but some transcend this to achieve fame. The Guides - a corps. of both infantry and cavalry is one of the exalted few. Founded by Harry Lumsden (himself a figure of fame in British Indian history) its Khaki clad troops fought with distinction in a series of wars from the Sikh War to the Indian Mutiny and the Afghan war of 1878-80. They were present at the relief of Chitral and in the Malakand Expedition, but it is their...
THE STORY OF THE GUIDES - THE EXPLOITS OF THE SOLDIERS OF THE FAMOUS INDIAN ARMY REGIMENT FROM THE NORTHWEST FRONTIER 1847 - 1900Most regiments can la...
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Hussar in Winter - A British Cavalry Officer in the Retreat to Corunna in the Peninsular Campaign of the Napoleonic Wars
ISBN: 9781846770753 / Angielski / Miękka / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. HUSSAR IN WINTER - A CAVALRYMAN'S EXPERIENCE OF A HARSH CAMPAIGN Alexander Gordon witnessed the Peninsular War against Napoleon's French Army from the saddle of a light cavalry mount. His was a campaign of patrols and piquets, scouting and skirmishing. Caught up in the gruelling winter campaign that was the retreat to Corunna, where the pressures of the constantly pursuing French were made worse by the privations of short rations, appalling weather and difficult terrain, Gordon tells a story of fighting withdrawal, but never of defeat. These pages also bring to life the fury and action of the...
HUSSAR IN WINTER - A CAVALRYMAN'S EXPERIENCE OF A HARSH CAMPAIGN Alexander Gordon witnessed the Peninsular War against Napoleon's French Army from the...
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Troop, Horse & Trench - The Experiences of a British Lifeguardsman of the Household Cavalry Fighting on the Western Front During the First World War 1
ISBN: 9781846770784 / Angielski / Twarda / 324 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. TROOP HORSE & TRENCH - WARFARE IN THE 'TWILIGHT DAYS' OF THE BRITISH CAVALRYFor those who imagined that the role of the cavalry on the Western Front was a passive one waiting for the opportunity to put the 'Gee' in 'Gap', this book will be a revelation. After a brief period of traditional cavalry operations in the opening months of the war, the Household Cavalry took its part in the gruelling trench warfare that typified the British effort in Belgium and France. The author - a regular serving soldier - provides a vivid and entertaining account of cavalry life in the pre-war period, action...
TROOP HORSE & TRENCH - WARFARE IN THE 'TWILIGHT DAYS' OF THE BRITISH CAVALRYFor those who imagined that the role of the cavalry on the Western Front w...
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164,12 |
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Hussar in Winter - A British Cavalry Officer in the Retreat to Corunna in the Peninsular Campaign of the Napoleonic Wars
ISBN: 9781846770807 / Angielski / Twarda / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. HUSSAR IN WINTER - A CAVALRYMAN'S EXPERIENCE OF A HARSH CAMPAIGNAlexander Gordon witnessed the Peninsular War against Napoleon's French Army from the saddle of a light cavalry mount. His was a campaign of patrols and piquets, scouting and skirmishing. Caught up in the gruelling winter campaign that was the retreat to Corunna, where the pressures of the constantly pursuing French were made worse by the privations of short rations, appalling weather and difficult terrain, Gordon tells a story of fighting withdrawal, but never of defeat. These pages also bring to life the fury and action of the...
HUSSAR IN WINTER - A CAVALRYMAN'S EXPERIENCE OF A HARSH CAMPAIGNAlexander Gordon witnessed the Peninsular War against Napoleon's French Army from the ...
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Ensign Bell in the Peninsular War - The Experiences of a Young British Soldier of the 34th Regiment 'the Cumberland Gentlemen' in the Napoleonic Wars
ISBN: 9781846770814 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. ENSIGN BELL IN THE PENINSULAR WAR - THE EXPERIENCES OF A YOUNG BRITISH SOLDIER WITH THE 34TH REGIMENT 'THE CUMBERLAND GENTLEMEN' IN THE NAPOLEONIC WARSThis book is one of the least known accounts of life on the battlefield and on campaign during the Peninsular War. If its obscurity was in some way a reflection of its quality this might be understandable, but George Bell's account is so well written it surely deserves to be among the best known and most highly regarded Napoleonic period memoirs. Written with youthful enthusiasm and humour, Bell takes us to war against the French in the company...
ENSIGN BELL IN THE PENINSULAR WAR - THE EXPERIENCES OF A YOUNG BRITISH SOLDIER WITH THE 34TH REGIMENT 'THE CUMBERLAND GENTLEMEN' IN THE NAPOLEONIC WAR...
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