A Staff Officer in the Peninsula: an Officer of the British Staff Corps Cavalry During the Peninsula Campaign of the Napoleonic Wars (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781846772511)

E. W. Buckham was a professional soldier involved in staff duties, who-along with many other gentlemen of the period-was determined to enjoy his war against Napoleon's French in Spain and Portugal. His duties on the staff enabled Buckham to take advantage of a freedom of movement impossible for regimental officers. As an educated man he pursued his journey through the countryside of the Peninsula, taking detailed account of the people, customs and places of interested that he came across. He recorded his experiences, chiefly for the entertainment of family and friends. This gentle account of Wellington's army on campaign, published originally in 1827, is an extremely rare book on the antiquarian market; it provides students of the period with invaluable background insights into the personality and times of a participant in momentous events.

Author: E. W. Buckham
ISBN-10: 1846772516
ISBN-13: 9781846772511
Publisher: Leonaur Ltd
Language: English
Published: 06/14/2007
Pages: 168
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.77lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50d