Description
| Product ID: | 9780571216819 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Rifles |
| Subtitle: | Six Years with Wellington's Legendary Sharpshooters |
| Authors: | Author: Mark Urban |
| Page Count: | 384 |
| Subjects: | European history, British & Irish history, History, Military institutions, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Regiments, Europe, c 1700 to c 1800, c 1800 to c 1900 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating As part of the Light Division created to act as the advance guard of Wellington's army, the 95th Rifles are the first into battle and the last out. Fighting and thieving their way across Europe, they are clearly no ordinary troops. This book traces the story of the 95th Rifles, the sharpshooters of Wellington's Army. As part of the Light Division created to act as the advance guard of Wellington''s army, the 95th Rifles are the first into battle and the last out. Fighting and thieving their way across Europe, they are clearly no ordinary troops. The 95th are in fact the first British soldiers to take aim at their targets, to take cover when being shot at, to move tactically by fire and manoeuvre. And by the end of the six-year campaign they have not only proved themselves the toughest fighters in the army, they have also - at huge personal cost - created the modern notion of the infantryman. |
| Imprint Name: | Faber & Faber |
| Publisher Name: | Faber & Faber |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2004-09-02 |
