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All for the king's shilling : the British soldier under Wellington, 1808-1814 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Coss, Edward J., 1954-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2010]
Series:Campaigns and commanders ; v. 24.
Subjects:
Peninsular War, 1807-1814 > Psychological aspects.
Great Britain. > Army > Military life.
Great Britain > History, Military > 1789-1820.
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, > Duke of, > 1769-1852 > Military leadership.
Psychology, Military.
Combat > Psychological aspects.
Table of Contents:
  • An unjust reputation: the genesis of the "scum of the earth" myth
  • Gone for a soldier: the realities of enlistment
  • Over the hills and far away: surviving on campaign
  • A stick without a carrot: leadership and the soldiery
  • Ordeal by fire: the British soldier in combat
  • Banded brothers: combat motivation and the British ranker
  • Into hell before daylight: Peninsular War sieges.