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The Letters Of Private Wheeler An Eyewitness In Action At The Battle Of Waterloo
The Letters Of Private Wheeler An Eyewitness In Action At The Battle Of Waterloo
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Description: In a later age he would have become a successful war correspondent We have no more human account of the Peninsular War from a participant in all its battles. Vivid images - of people landscapes events - flows from his pen One of military history's great originals John Keegan Daily Telegraph These letters in the form of a frank and amusing diary were written by a private in Wellington's army who fought throughout the Napoleonic Wars. Private Wheeler's record covers the Peninsular Campaign keeping order during the coronation of Louis Xviii (whom he called 'an old bloated poltroon') and his later posting to Corfu. Most of all Wheeler's account of the historic Battle of Waterloo - written before the muskets of battle had cooled - reveals him to be a master of lively anecdote and mischievous characterisation.
Title: The Letters Of Private Wheeler An Eyewitness In Action At The Battle Of Waterloo
Author(s): Liddell Hart B. H.
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Barcode: 9781474626385
Pages: 288 Pages
Publication Date: 12/13/2022
Series: MILITARY MEMOIRS
Category: Napoleonic Wars
Description: In a later age he would have become a successful war correspondent We have no more human account of the Peninsular War from a participant in all its battles. Vivid images - of people landscapes events - flows from his pen One of military history's great originals John Keegan Daily Telegraph These letters in the form of a frank and amusing diary were written by a private in Wellington's army who fought throughout the Napoleonic Wars. Private Wheeler's record covers the Peninsular Campaign keeping order during the coronation of Louis Xviii (whom he called 'an old bloated poltroon') and his later posting to Corfu. Most of all Wheeler's account of the historic Battle of Waterloo - written before the muskets of battle had cooled - reveals him to be a master of lively anecdote and mischievous characterisation.
Title: The Letters Of Private Wheeler An Eyewitness In Action At The Battle Of Waterloo
Author(s): Liddell Hart B. H.
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Barcode: 9781474626385
Pages: 288 Pages
Publication Date: 12/13/2022
Series: MILITARY MEMOIRS
Category: Napoleonic Wars