| Redcoat: The British Soldier in the Age of Horse and Musket Contributor(s): Holmes, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393052117 ISBN-13: 9780393052114 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2002 Annotation: Based on the letters and diaries of the British soldiers who served as the backbone of the army from 1760 to 1860, this illuminating book is rich in the history of a fascinating era. of illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Weapons - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - History | Modern - 17th Century |
| Dewey: 355.009 |
| LCCN: 2002075206 |
| Physical Information: 1.67" H x 6.24" W x 9.58" (1.91 lbs) 496 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Redcoat is the story of the British soldier--those noncommissioned men whom Kipling called the backbone of the army--from roughly 1760 to 1860. Based on the letters and diaries of the men who served and the women who followed them, this book is rich in the history of a fascinating era. Among the highlights are Wolfe's victory and death at Quebec, Wellington's Peninsular War, Waterloo, the retreat from Kabul, the Crimean War, and the Indian Mutiny. The focus of Redcoat, however, is on the individual recollections and experiences of the ordinary soldiers in the wars of Georgian and early Victorian England. Through their stories and anecdotes--of uniforms, equipment, floggings, wounds, food, barrack life, courage, comradeship, death, love, and loss--Richard Holmes provides a comprehensive portrait of an extraordinarily successful fighting force. |
Contributor Bio(s): Holmes, Richard: - Richard Holmes is a celebrated military historian. He lives in England. |