Eyewitness to the Peninsular War and the Battle of Waterloo
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Eyewitness to the Peninsular War and the Battle of Waterloo by Gareth Glover
The journals of the Honourable James Stanhope are among the most remarkable eyewitness accounts of the Peninsular War and the Battle of Waterloo, and yet they have never been published before. The long fight against the French in Portugal and Spain, the campaign in Holland, then the Battle of Waterloo - James Stanhope lived through all these extraordinary events and recorded them in vivid detail. He served as an aide de camp to the major commanders of the day - Wellington, General Graham, Lord Paget, the Duke of York among them. And he described his experiences and observations in a lucid and candid prose that makes his journals of great historical value and of compelling interest to us today. His writing gives a graphic inside view of the military and political situation of the time as it was perceived at the top levels of the British army, and he depicts the daily experience of campaigning during the Napoleonic Wars in an unforgettable way.
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 30 years. In addition to writing many articles on aspects of the subject in magazines and journals, his many books include _From Corunna to Waterloo: The Letters and Journals of Two Napoleonic Hussars 1801-1816_ and _An Eloquent Soldier._
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| ISBN 13 | 9781848843929 |
| ISBN 10 | 1848843925 |
| Title | Eyewitness to the Peninsular War and the Battle of Waterloo |
| Author | Gareth Glover |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2011-02-20 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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