Staplehurst : Spellmount, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. 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.

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Bookseller: MW Books Ltd. (IE)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 271443
Title: For King and country : the letters and diaries of John Mills, Coldstream Guards, 1811-14 / edited by Ian Fletcher
Author: Mills, John (1789-1871). Fletcher, Ian (1957-)
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 1873376227
ISBN 13: 9781873376225
Publisher: Staplehurst : Spellmount
Place of Publication: Staplehurst
Date Published: 1995

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