TOO FEW FOR DRUMS

Delderfield,R.F.

ISBN 10: 0671651951 / ISBN 13: 9780671651954

Published by Hodder & Stoughton, New York, 1964

About this Item

First Edition. "An exciting and sensitive novel of a young British soldier during the Napoleonic Wars. Around the year 1810, a 19-year-old ensign finds himself and his men separated from the main part of the British Army and trapped behind the French lines".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: TOO FEW FOR DRUMS
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton, New York
• Publication Date: 1964
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0671651951
• ISBN 13: 9780671651954
• Binding: Couverture rigide
• Edition: Edition originale
• Condition: Très bon

About this title

Synopsis

This tale of the Peninsular campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars offers unforgettable adventure. In the lead is young ensign Keith Graham, trying desperately to elude capture and certain death. At his side is Gwyneth, beautiful, smart, experienced—a woman of the world.

About the Author

R. F. Delderfield, a respected author, playwright, screenwriter, and newspaperman, was born in Greenwich, England in 1912 and became a full-time author after a stint as a small-town reporter and an RAF hitch in World War II. According to The New York Times Book Review, Delderfield wrote "with vigor, unceasing narrative drive, and a high degree of craftsmanship," and he described himself as "a compulsive teller of tales, a real chronic case." Delderfield died in 1972.