9780850521955 - Soldier of the 71st: Journal of a Soldier of the Highland Light Infantry (5 Ergebnisse)

1st Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xv,121 pages: maps(on lining papers); 21cm. Subjects: Great Britain Army 71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot. Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 71st (Highland). Peninsular War, 1807-1814; Personal narratives. Napoleonic Wars Peninsular campaign Army operations by Great Britain Army 71st (Highland). Regiment of Foot Other ranks' personal observations. Napoleonic Wars Peninsular campaign Army operations by Great Britain Army 71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot Biographies. Genre: Autobiography. Illustrated. 3 Kg.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; xv, 121 p.; 21 cm. Attributed to at least 4 different authors. Includes bibliographical references. Subjects; Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 71st (Highland Light Infantry). Personal narratives, Scottish. Walcheren Expedition, 1809. Peninsular War, 1807-1814. 3 Kg.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. The anonymous author served in the disastrous 1806 campaign in Argentina, followed by the entire Peninsula War, the Walcheren Expedition and the Battle of Waterloo. xvi, 122pp.

1st Edition in this form. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. From the library of Eric George Hatfield Moody with his personalized bookplate to front pastedown. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 121 pages; Physical description. : xv, 121 p. ; 21 cm. Subject: Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 71st (Highland Light Infantry). Soldiers - Scotland - Biography. Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - Campaigns - Personal narratives, Scottish. Walcheren Expedition, 1809 - Personal narratives, Scottish. Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - Personal narratives. Argentina - History - English Invasions, 1806-1807 - Personal narratives, Scottish. Summary: First published in 1819, this memoir covers Whitelocke's disastrous South American adventure in 1806, the Penisular War, the Walcheren expedition and the Battle of Waterloo - where he narrowly escaped death. A cannonball struck the ground in front of him, knocked him head-over-heels and shattered his musket. 3 Kg.