The Mammoth Book of Soldiers at War: Eyewitness accounts of battle and endurance from the Napoleonic era: Firsthand Accounts of Warfare from the Age of Napoleon (Mammoth Books) - Tapa blanda

This is the real soldier's view of the battles and campaigns that set Europe and America alight at the turn of the 18th Century. Includes 14 eyewitness accounts of the battles, the privations and the adventure of armed service during the French Revolutionary War, the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812. Read the true story taken from memoirs, letters and diaries
by characters such as Rifleman Harris in the Peninsular Wars, and Captain Cavalie Mercer at Waterloo.

Jon E. Lewis is a historian and writer, whose books on history and military history
are sold worldwide. He is also editor of many The Mammoth Book of anthologies, including the bestselling On the Edge and Endurance and Adventure.

He holds graduate and postgraduate degrees in history. His work has appeared in New Statesman, the Independent, Time Out and the Guardian. He lives in Herefordshire with his partner and children.

Praise for his previous books:

England: The Autobiography:
'A triumph' Saul David, author of Victoria's Army

The British Soldier: The Autobiography:
'this thoughtful compilation . . . almost unbearably moving.' Guardian

'Compelling tommy's eye view of war.' Daily Telegraph

'What a book. Five stars.' Daily Express