{"product_id":"the-letters-of-private-wheeler-b-h-liddell-hart-9781474626385","title":"The Letters of Private Wheeler: An Eyewitness in Action at the Battle of Waterloo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'In a later age he would have become a successful war correspondent ... We have no more human account of the Peninsular War from a participant in all its battles. Vivid images - of people, landscapes, events - flows from his pen ... One of military history's great originals'\u003c\/b\u003e John Keegan, DAILY TELEGRAPH \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese letters, in the form of a frank and amusing diary, were written by a private in Wellington's army who fought throughout the Napoleonic Wars. Private Wheeler's record covers the Peninsular Campaign, keeping order during the coronation of Louis XVIII (whom he called 'an old bloated poltroon') and his later posting to Corfu. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMost of all, Wheeler's account of the historic Battle of Waterloo - written before the muskets of battle had cooled - reveals him to be a master of lively anecdote and mischievous characterisation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e B. H. Liddell Hart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474626386\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474626385\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e George Weidenfeld \u0026amp; Nicholson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/13\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.72h x 5.04w x 0.87d","brand":"B. H. Liddell Hart","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44071484719359,"sku":"9781474626385","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_93f1f92b-7f1c-4f1d-b793-b1c28853d97e.jpg?v=1685436373","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-letters-of-private-wheeler-b-h-liddell-hart-9781474626385","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}