Author: M. S. CockaynePublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 46
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The Hero of Waterloo
Author: M. S. CockayneA Waterloo Hero
Author: Friedrich LindauPublisher: Grub Street Publishers
ISBN: 1783461632
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
“A rare example of a memoir of a private soldier from the Napoleonic Wars . . . valuable insight into the daily life and preoccupations of Wellington’s men” (HistoryOfWar.org). By all accounts, Friedrich Lindau was a remarkable soldier of the King’s German Legion. He served with distinction under Wellington from Lisbon to as far as Bayonne, and was involved in all major engagements, including Albuera, Badajoz, Salamanca, Vitoria, and San Sebastian. Most notably, he fought and was captured at La Haye Sainte but was the only ranking soldier mentioned by name in Major Baring’s account of the battle. For his actions he was awarded the Guelphic Medal for Bravery. That said, he had a reputation as a notorious forager and looter and was said to have killed a civilian while on leave in 1814. More than 150 years after it was first written, A Waterloo Hero is the first ever translation of his diary. Lindau’s account is unique: no other private soldiers took part in so many engagements and recorded their experiences. This edition includes a foreword by Lindau’s pastor, an introduction by James Bogle, and has been edited by Andrew Uffindel, author of The Eagle’s Last Triumph. “The memoirs ring with authenticity. Lindau does not write about strategy or tactics, but of things that concern the lowest ranks—staying alive and where his next meal would come from. . . . One of my favorite memoirs and I can not recommend it enough.” —The Napoleon Series “They make for vivid reading and are full of fascinating detail. A military memoir that fully deserves to become a classic.” —Military Illustrated Magazine
The Heroes of England
Author: John George EdgarPublisher:
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Category : Death
Languages : en
Pages : 492
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The Bellman
Author: The New Monthly Magazine and Literary Journal
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Author: Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385432316
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
The Noble Stockjobber, Or Facts Unveiled; Irrefutably to Disprove Lord Cochrane's Affidavits, Given as a Simple Narrative ... of the Author's Intercourse with the Cochrane Family ... and Proving that Lord Cochrane was Interested in the Events that on the 21st of February 1814 Affected the Stock Exchange
Author: Charles RANDOM DE BÉRENGER (Baron de Beaufain.)Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 454
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The master passion, and other tales and sketches
Author: Thomas Colley GrattanPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 932
Book Description
Reprinted Pieces
Author: Charles DickensPublisher: Prabhat Prakashan
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
Reprinted Pieces includes The Long Voyage, The Begging-Letter Writer, A Child's Dream of a Star, Our English Watering-Place, Bill-Sticking, Births. Mrs. Meek, Of a Son, Lying Awake, and many other fictional and journalistic sketches, essays, and rants. The volume presents the less serious side of Dickens's genius.
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