Magnificent history of the common British soldier from 1700 to 1900 by one of Britain's best-known and accomplished military writers and broadcasters. Red Coat is non-fiction Sharpe, filled with anecdote and humour as well as historical analysis. 'Redcoat is a wonderful book. It is not just a work of history - but one of enthusiasm and unparalleled knowledge.' BERNARD CORNWELL Redcoat is the story of the British soldier from c.1760 until c.1860 - surely one of the most enduring and magnetic subjects of ...
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Magnificent history of the common British soldier from 1700 to 1900 by one of Britain's best-known and accomplished military writers and broadcasters. Red Coat is non-fiction Sharpe, filled with anecdote and humour as well as historical analysis. 'Redcoat is a wonderful book. It is not just a work of history - but one of enthusiasm and unparalleled knowledge.' BERNARD CORNWELL Redcoat is the story of the British soldier from c.1760 until c.1860 - surely one of the most enduring and magnetic subjects of the British past. Solidly based on the letters and diaries of the men who served and the women who followed them, the book is rich in the history of the period. It charts Wolfe's victory and death at Quebec, the American War of Independence, the Duke of York's campaign in Flanders, Wellington's Peninsular War, Waterloo,the retreat from Kabul, the Sikh wars in 1845-9, the Crimean war and the Indian Mutiny.The focus of Redcoat, however, is the individual recollection and experience of the ordinary soldiers serving in the wars fought by Georgian and early Victorian England.Through their stories and anecdotes - of uniforms, equipment,'taking the King's shilling', flogging, wounds, food, barrack life, courage, comradeship, death, love and loss - Richard Holmes provides a comprehensive portrait of a fallible but extraordinarily successful fighting force. 'Such a scene of mortal strife from the fire of fifty men was never witnessed...' writes Harry Smith of the 95th Rifles, recounting the death of a brother officer in Spain in 1813. 'I wept over his remains with a bursting heart as, with his company who adored him, I consigned to the grave the last external appearance of Daniel Cadoux. His fame can never die.' Smith's account is typical of the emotions and experiences of the men who appear on every page of this book, sporting their red uniforms to fight for King and country.
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As expected this work is of the highest quality and provides a terrific insight into the lives of ordinary soldiers in the 18th and early 19th centuries. It gives voice to those who have previously been muffled by superior officers, their deeds, and those of their overmasters and politicians. it is often the case that only the voices of masters and victors are heard. I strongly recommend this work to those with a particular interest in the military of that era or the sphere in which they fought and served.
One sour note is not with the book or with the bookseller, but with Alibris. I chose an Australian seller because of proximity (two days maximum postage) and excellent rating, only to find that the items is required to be sent via the US, making delivery about five weeks. It would have been quicker to order from the UK. What is it with you people?. Do you need a good Atlas? Surely you can do better than this horse and buggy stuff! And consider the impact of unnecessary 'miles' on the environment. I'll go direct in future. I know that Alibris advise of a delivery time, but in most cases these are all embracing and I know that postage from Melbourne to Sydney is at most, two days.
Please fix this anomaly or lose customers.
