In the first groundbreaking volume of a new series; acclaimed Napoleonic scholar Gareth Glover brings together previously unpublished material relating to the Battle of Waterloo. The hitherto unseen British material contained in Volume I includes: a series of letters written by a senior officer on Wellington's Staff to Sir Thomas Graham immediately following the battle: The letters of a member of the Wedgewood family in the Guards at Waterloo: The journal of Sergeant Johnston of the Scots Greys; detailing all his experiences; including a very rare transcript of his own court martial!; letters from eminent surgeons including those of Hume; Davy and Haddy James; who served at Waterloo with their harrowing tales of the wounds suffered.In addition to these letters and journals; Vol I will include 21 original line drawings produced by Cavalie Mercer to accompany his famous book on his experiences at Waterloo but never previously published. Subsequent volumes will include French; German; Dutch and Belgian material which has never been translated into English before.
#4342601 in Books 2011-06-16Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.45 x 1.38 x 6.34l; 1.75 #File Name: 1846684013371 pages
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