Tales from the Rifle Brigade: Adventures in the Rifle Brigade Random Shots From a Rifleman

Kincaid, Captain

ISBN 10: 184415288X / ISBN 13: 9781844152889

Published by Pen and Sword Military, 2005

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Pages have aged slightly over time but are otherwise clean and unmarked. Some mild wear on exterior, no rips or tears. Paperback. LW.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Tales from the Rifle Brigade: Adventures in the Rifle Brigade Random Shots From a Rifleman
• Publisher: Pen and Sword Military
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 184415288X
• ISBN 13: 9781844152889
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 37 ounces
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Synopsis

To Napoleon's troops, the sharp shooters of the 95th (Rifle) Regiment were 'the rascals in green', famed throughout Europe for their bravery, skill, and dash. Kincaid's Adventures in the Rifle Brigade was the first book to be published by a veteran, recounting the amazing escapades of this legendary unit in the war against French armies in Portugal and Spain. His second volume, Random Shots From a Rifleman, is just as vivid and memorable as the first, and finishes with a remarkable first-hand description of the Waterloo campaign from the ordinary soldier's point of view. The two volumes, here bound together in abridged form, add up to one of the most enthralling eyewitness records of regimental soldiering ever written. Although other Rifles memoirs quickly followed, none achieved the commercial or critical success of Kincaid's collection of unforgettable anecdotes.

About the Author

Jon Kindcaid is an author and historian.