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Fusiliers: The Saga of a British Redcoat Regiment in the American Revolution
From Lexington Green in 1775 to Yorktown in 1781, one British regiment marched thousands of miles and fought a dozen battles to uphold British rule in America: the Royal Welch Fusiliers. Their story, and that of all the soldiers England sent across the Atlantic, is one of the few untold sagas of the American Revolution, one that sheds light on the war itself and offers surprising, at times unsettling, insights into the way the war was conducted on both sides. Drawing on a wealth of previously unused primary accounts, and with compelling narrative flair, Mark Urban reveals the inner life of the 23rd Regiment, the Fusiliers—and through it, of the British army as a whole—as it fought one of the pivotal campaigns of world history. Describing how British troops adopted new tactics and promoted new leaders, Urban shows how the foundations were laid for the redcoats’ subsequent heroic performance against Napoleon. Fighting the climactic battles of the Revolution in the American south, the Fusiliers became one of the crack regiments of the army, never believing themselves to have been defeated. But the letters from members of the 23rd and other archival accounts reveal much more than battle details. Living the Revolution day-to-day, the Fusiliers witnessed acts of kindness and atrocity on both sides unrecorded in histories of the war. Their observations bring the conflict down to human scale and provide a unique insight into soldiering in the late eighteenth century. Fusiliers will challenge the prevailing stereotypes of the enemy redcoats and offer an invaluable new perspective on a defining period in American history. .
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"Over the Top" By an American Soldier Who Went
Infuriated by the German sinking of the liner Lusitania, the author (an American citizen) travels to England and enlists in the Royal Fusiliers, prior to America's entry into the war. This is a book about his "experiences in the language of Tommy sitting on the fire step of a front-line trench on t he Western Front-just as he would tell his mate next him what was happening at a different part of the line." He was in the front line trench of the Western Front. It was the biggest bestseller of the war, selling a million hardcover copies. The best part may be its appendix, "Tommy's Dictionary of the Trenches," which is a dictionary of slang and other terms used by British soldiers..
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Life of Frederick Courtenay Selous, D.S.O.: Capt. 25th Royal Fusiliers
This biography of the renowned big-game hunter, explorer, and naturalist Frederick Selous was written by his good friend John Guille Millais shortly after his death in 1917. It includes numerous anecdotes, passages from Selous' own books, and letters of correspondence between Selous and Millais, Selous and Theodore Roosevelt, and others. This Juniper Grove edition has been reprinted from the 1919 edition. It includes 16 full-page illustrations..
Price: $22.95
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My Bit: A Lancashire Fusilier at War 1914-18
George Ashurst served with the Lancashire Fusiliers, taking part in First Ypres, Gallipoli and the Somme, and enduring months of trench warfare on the Western Front, making numerous grim and dangerous patrols into no man's land. His memoirs vividly reveal the reality of life in the trenches and the feelings of those who had to suffer it. Ashurst was often frightened and uncertain, occasionally infuriated by the 'shirking' amongst the officers, was usually ready for a cigarette or drink, but when his battalion attacked he would not shrink from his duty. My Bit is a fascinating and moving first-hand account of the First World War written by a working-class soldier. .
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Gentlemen in Red: Two Accounts of British Infantry Officers During the Peninsular War--Recollections of an Old 52nd Man & An Officer of Fusiliers
Two of Wellington's officers tell their stories of war This book contains personal accounts giving the perspectives of two young British officers of infantry during the Peninsular War in Spain against Napoleon's French forces. Each account is comparatively short and they have been published in a single volume by Leonaur not only because they represent aspects of common experience, but also to provide readers with essential texts of the Napoleonic Wars in a cost effective way. John Dobbs was an officer in the 51st Foot and shared the experience of campaigning with the famous Light Division. Here is the storming of Badajoz in all its appalling detail as well as fascinating details of the campaign that led to the fall of San Sebastian and the invasion of France. Young Robert Knowles was an officer in the 7th-the Royal Fusiliers. He was clearly a particularly bold and courageous soldier and through his letters we share his personal view of the conflict. These are vital additions to every library of the Peninsular War and will be appreciated by students and casual readers alike..
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Fusilier Cooper - Experiences in the7th (Royal) Fusiliers during the Peninsular campaign of the Napoleonic wars and the American campaign to New Orleans
FUSILIER COOPER. Private to Sergeant through seven campaigns John Cooper enlisted as a soldier and was from a family of soldiers In the Peninsular he often met his brother, who served in another regiment. John was clearly a good soldier, because he rose steadily in rank throughout his seven years of service. His story is told simply and directly and yet, in the manner of the best writers, he conveys to his readers a spectrum of detail, action and atmosphere that really bring the Peninsular and South of France campaigns to life from the perspective of an ordinary man serving in the ranks. At the First Restoration Cooper was dispatched to America, where he fought at the ill-fated Battle of New Orleans. Unlike most memoirists of the period Cooper thought to leave future generations excellent descriptions of uniform, kit, camp and other details of the British soldiers and regiments of the Napoleonic Wars..
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The Official Tower of London Guidebook (Official Guidebooks)
Royal palace, fortress, prison and place of execution; arsenal, royal mint, menagerie and jewel house - for over 900 years the Tower of London has served all these purposes. In this lavishly illustrated guide you're invited to explore this formidable citadel as it was and is now.
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THAT ASTONISHING INFANTRY: The History of the Royal Welch Fusiliers 1689 - 2006
The Royal Welch Fusiliers were present at all Marlborough's great victories, fought throughout the Peninsula and were present at Wellington's final glorious victory at Waterloo. They are no longer in the British Army's order of battle having been amalgamated into the Royal Regiment of Wales. But this book is the lasting memorial to a fiercely proud and greatly admired regiment..
Price: $34.92
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Inniskilling Diaries 1899-1903
The Inniskillings war service has uniquely been captured by surviving diaries of two officers and a private, preserving not only major actions but the daily life of the regiment. The Inniskillings served in the Boer Warr's major battles, on a few occasions trading shots with Irish and Irish-American volunteers serving with the Boers. The diaries trace the Boer War to the bitter end. These experiences later proved valuable to the diarists, all three of whom served with the Inniskillings in World War I..
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