Of Living Valour
The Story of the Soldiers of Waterloo
$29.40
- Paperback
512 pages
- Release Date
1 June 2016
Summary
For the first time a modern British historian tells the story of the against-the-odds triumph through the accounts of the regimental officers and soldiers whose bravery and resolution achieved victory. The author has used many unpublished sources, letters and diaries of ordinary British soldiers, in the vein of Stephen Ambrose’s highly successful Band of Brothers.
With a concise, fast-moving account covering, ex-Commander of the British Army Barney White-Spunner tells the story throug…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781471102936 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1471102939 |
| Author: | Barney White-Spunner |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 512 |
| Release Date: | 1 June 2016 |
| Weight: | 390g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm |
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About The Author
Barney White-Spunner
Educated at Eton College and the University of St Andrews, Barney White-Spunner was commissioned in 1979. He was appointed Commanding Officer of the Household Cavalry in 1996 and became Chief of Joint Force Operations for the national contingent in the Middle East in 2003. He was made Commander of the British Field Army in 2009, a post he held until December 2011 when he retired.
He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2002 and Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 2011 Birthday Honours.
He began his literary career writing for The Field in 1992 and became editor of Baily’s Hunting Directory in 1994. He is also the author of a history of the Horse Guards.
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