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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.
- 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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