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WHITE-SPUNNER, BARNEY: : OF LIVING VALOUR: The Story of the Soldiers of Waterloo

LONDON.SIMON & SHUSTER UK LTD.,2015.

ISBN 9781471102912.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,matt,montage'd colour photographic illustrated dw/dj,with white and gilt lettering; with negligible shelf- wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Both head+ foot of dw/djs' spine/backstrip minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing.Front free endpaper has two,side by side and top to bottom,slightly oblique vertical creases. Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean - a single mark to each; contents bright, tight,clean - near pristine - no intentional dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,though some tiny accidental top corner creases to pp461-70,but would still appear unread - apart from my own collation.A further two page edge nicks/ tears to pp467-70.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp -cornered,publisher's original,plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and clean plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,xiv-xxvipp+2-470 [paginated] includes list of maps+illustrations,a prologue,the British Army in 1815,6 chapters/sections, The Battlefield Today,16pp contemporary 19thC b/w+colour reproduction illustrations in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece, between pp134/5 and pp310/11 respectively, notes,a bibliography,acknowledgements and an index.Plus [unpaginated] half-title+ title pages,a dedication,poem extract [Lord Byron - Child Harold's Pilgrimage], and contents list/table.Described hard - but fairly and honestly - not really as bad as it reads or sounds - minor,minimal faults. A gripping account of the Battle of Waterloo,drawing on extensive unpublished letters and diaries of the ordinary soldiers who took part. The Battle of Waterloo was one of the most significant battles ever fought by a British army,but it was also one of the most bloody; around 55,000 men became casualties over three days.Waterloo was also the first major battle in which the citizen soldier played an important part - a new class of soldier reflecting the Industrial Revolution that had so transformed Britain in the preceding thirty years.In many ways,it was an army that looked forward to the twentieth century rather than back to the eighteenth.But what was it like for those who fought,and for their families waiting at home? While most of the many accounts of Waterloo focus on the high command - on Wellington and Napoleon,and their circles - 'Of Living Valour' tells the story of the battle through the accounts of these regimental soldiers and officers whose bravery and resolution achieved victory. Barney White-Spunner is a former commander of the British Field Army, with wide operational experience. With his professional knowledge of how soldiers think and act,he vividly brings to life the story of the battle - one that is sad and terrifying,but also inspiring and heroic.This unique book is the most complete and exciting account of the Waterloo campaign as experienced by the soldiers who fought it. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering its prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered its qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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