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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Benjamin Randell HarrisPublisher: Orion Publishing Co Imprint: Weidenfeld & Nicolson Dimensions: Width: 12.80cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 19.60cm Weight: 0.140kg ISBN: 9781474626316ISBN 10: 1474626319 Pages: 144 Publication Date: 18 August 2022 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsA most vivid record of the war in Spain and Portugal against Napoleon * MAIL ON SUNDAY * Describing narrow squeaks and terrible deprivations, Harris's unflowery account of fortitude and resilience in Spain still bristles with a freshness and an invigorating spikiness * SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY * Author InformationHarris was a was born in Dorset, and was drafted into the army at the time of the Napoleonic Wars. Almost certainly illiterate, he told his story to an officer in the Light Infantry, who came across Harris long after the war was over, when Harris, discharged through ill health, was working as a cobbler in Soho. Christopher Hibbert, who edited and introduces the book, served as an officer during the war and was awarded the MC. He is the author of several acclaimed books of military history and won the Heinemann Award for Literature. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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