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All for the king's shilling : the British soldier under Wellington, 1808-1814 / Edward J. Coss ; Foreword by John F. Guilmartin, Jr.

Author/creator Coss, Edward J., 1954-
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoNorman : University of Oklahoma Press, 2010.
Descriptionxxi, 374 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Subject(s)
Series Campaigns and commanders ; v. 24
Campaigns and commanders v. 24. ^A517504
Contents An unjust reputation: the genesis of the "scum of the earth" myth -- Gone for a soldier: the realities of enlistment -- Over the hills and far away: surviving on campaign -- A stick without a carrot: leadership and the soldiery -- Ordeal by fire: the British soldier in combat -- Banded brothers: combat motivation and the British ranker -- Into hell before daylight: Peninsular War sieges.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 347-365) and index.
LCCN 2009036980
ISBN9780806141053 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0806141050 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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