The Recollections of Rifleman Harris: A British Soldier in the Napoleonic Wars

by Benjamin Randell Harris and Henry Curling

Book Overview

Diaries, memoirs, and letters by officers of the Napoleonic era abound, but there are few reminiscences by common foot soldiers. This extraordinarily vivid and entirely authentic report by British rifleman Benjamin Harris offers rare glimpses of life among the enlisted men. Harris's personal anecdotes, brimming with ready wit and memorable descriptions, tell of military life from the bottom up: the soldiers' camaraderie amid physical hardships and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486836037
• ISBN13: 9780486836034
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.9" x 7.9"