Synopsis
One of the most popular military books of all time receives a well-deserved new edition for readers young and old. The hero is an ordinary shepherd, a teenager from a small village, who joined the British army in 1802 and fought in the Napoleonic Wars. Rifleman Harris was a natural storyteller with a remarkable tale, and his harrowing escapes from capture and death are all told in this unique view of a soldier’s life.
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About the Author
BENJAMIN HARRIS was a young shepherd from Dorset who joined the army in 1802 and later joined the 95th Rifles. He told his story to Henry Curling, an officer on the half-pay of the Oxfordshire Light Infantry, who came across him long after the war was over when Harris, discharged through ill health in 1814, was working as a cobbler in Soho. CHRISTOPHER HIBBERT served as an infantry officer during the war, was twice wounded and was awarded the Military Cross in 1945. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and an Hon. D. Litt of Leicester University.
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Recollections Of Rifleman Harris
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[Hamden, Conn.] Archon Books, 1970., 1970
ISBN 10: 0208010491
ISBN 13: 9780208010490
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. First Edition. ISBN 0208010491. Hardback. No Dust jacket. First Printing. Very Good Condition. Tight sound copy with sticker ghost on back cover, name and date on reverse side of front free endpaper, minor rubs to edges and corners of covers. No Signature. Seller Inventory # 99151887