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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.

Van Pelt Library DC232 .C67 2010
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Coss, Edward J., 1954-
Series:
Campaigns and commanders ; v. 24.
Campaigns and commanders ; v. 24
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852.
Great Britain. Army.
Peninsular War, 1807-1814--Psychological aspects.
Peninsular War, 1807-1814.
Great Britain. Army--Military life.
Great Britain.
Command of troops.
Psychological aspects.
Great Britain--History, Military--1789-1820.
History, Military.
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852--Military leadership.
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley.
Psychology, Military.
Combat--Psychological aspects.
Combat.
Physical Description:
xxiv, 374 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Place of Publication:
Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2010]
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.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780806141053
0806141050
OCLC:
436311226

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