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Condición: New. Hardback 264 with 17 colour IllustrationsPublished Price £25 John Gordon Smith wrote one of the most vivid, honest and readable personal accounts of the Battle of Waterloo and the ensuing campaign, where he served as a surgeon in the12th Light Dragoons, but his classic narrative was only published in a limited edition in the 1830s and since then it has been virtually unknown. His warts-and-all depiction of the British army in Belgium and France and the fighting at Waterloo rivals many of the more famous and often reprinted military memoirs of the period. That is why Gareth Glover, one of the foremost experts on the battle and the archive sources relating to it, has sought to republish the narrative now, with a full introduction and explanatory notes.Smith's account reads like a novel, in a chatty, easy-going style, but it often records deeply shocking scenes and behaviour so scandalous that he had to avoid naming names. As well as recalling, in graphic detail, his experience as a medic during the battle, he records the aftermath, the allied occupation of France. His writing, which describes the truly dreadful consequences of the fighting as only a surgeon would see them, also gives the reader a rare insight into his role and a memorable impression of the life in the army as a whole.John Gordon Smith qualified as a doctor in Edinburgh in 1810 and began his army medical career as a hospital mate on 25 April 1811. He became an assistant surgeon to the 11th Light Dragoons in March 1813 and transferred to the 12th Light Dragoons in October of the same year serving in the Peninsular War. In 1815, with the 12th Light Dragoons, he served in Belgium during the Waterloo campaign and the occupation of France that followed. In 1818 he was placed on half pay and he never returned to military service. He published the two volume The English Army at Waterloo and in France in 1830 and died in London in September 1833.Sadly, for the medical historian and in the way of several other similar accounts by Georgian military medical men, the book omits useful medical and surgical detail, which would perhaps have given the book title more relevance.…

Original black cloth. Condición: Fine+. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First Edition. Original black cloth with original decorated dustjacket. With membership slip slotted between pages. Slight shelfwear.; The Napoleonic Library; 16x24x2.7 cm; 304 pages.

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Soft cover. Condición: Near Fine. No Jacket. The horrors of war coupled with the complexities of the 'purchase' and 'staff appointment' systems. From letters of Captain Charles Kinloch 52nd Foot 1806-16. New Print Edition. The hardcover is in excellent condition. The binding is sound. There are no loose pages. The pages are clean and crisp.…

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. No Jacket. The copy is numbered 13/50. New print edition. This book is in excellent condition. The cover is near fine. The binding is sound. The pages are clean and crisp.

Hardback in Dust Wrapper. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First edition. Hardback. Dust wrapper over black boards with gilt titles to the spine; Measures 9½" x 6¼" (1.1 kg); pp (xvi) 255; Index; Translated by Martin Mittelacher; Preface by Nikolaus Furst Blucher von Wahlstatt; Includes: Maps; Frontispiece. || The book is on the shelf and ready to post from Bath by a real bookseller, packed properly, despatched promptly and personally guaranteed (in addition to your normal rights). My Book #208136 ||.…

Hardcover. Condición: Brand New. 288 pages. 9.29x6.46x1.26 inches. In Stock.

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Condición: New. &Uumlber den AutorJohn Gordon Smith qualified as a doctor in Edinburgh in 1810 and began his army medical career as a hospital mate on 25 April 1811. He became an assistant surgeon to the 11th Light Dragoons in March 1813 and transferre.

Condición: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains (xvii)- blank, 382 pp with colour plate section. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped, £25.00. Unused new book. Member of the P.B.F.A. WELLINGTON, Duke of (1769-1852).…

Condición: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains (xvii)- blank, 382 pp with colour plate section. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped, £25.00. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. WELLINGTON, Duke of (1769-1852).…