Author: MILLS, JOHN (1789-1871). FLETCHER, IAN (1957-)
Title: For King and country : the letters and diaries of John Mills, Coldstream Guards, 1811-14 / edited by Ian Fletcher
Description: Staplehurst : Spellmount 1995. First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine. very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper. now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and sharp-cornered.Provenance; Some library marks remain for the Ministry of Defense. Whitehall Library with its stamps. Physical description; 297 p. [8] p. of plates : ill. geneal. table. maps. ports ; 25 cm.Notes; Bibliography: p. 291-293. - Includes index. Summary; John Mills's firsthand descriptions of daily life in Wellington's army at Fuentes de Onoro. Ciudad Rodrigo. and Salamanca. as well as a fine account of the siege of Burgos. make for an enlightening and invaluable addition to primary source material from the Napoleonic period. Subjects; Mills. John (1789-1871) — Diaries. Mills. John (1789-1871) — Correspondence. Mills. John (1789-1871). Great Britain. Army. Coldstream Guards. Great Britain. Army. — Officers — Correspondence. Soldiers — Great Britain — Diaries. Soldiers — Great Britain — Correspondence. Peninsular War. (1807-1814) — Campaigns — Spain — Personal narratives. British. Peninsular War. (1807-1814) — Campaigns — Portugal — Personal narratives. British. Peninsular War. (1807-1814) — Personal narratives. English. Peninsular War. (1807-1814) — Personal narratives. British. Spain — History — Napoleonic Conquest. (1808-1813). Napoleonic Wars — Army operations. Spain. Portugal. Essays. journals. letters & other prose works ; Biography & autobiography: historical. political & military ; British & Irish history ; World history: (c 1750 to c 1900) ; Warfare & defence. United Kingdom. Great Britain ; (c 1800 to c 1900). History / Military / General. Genres; Autobiography. Illustrated. ISBN: 1873376227. Weight in Kg appr.:

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