by Christopher Hibbert (Editor)
Benjamin Harris was a young shepherd from Dorset who joined the army in 1802 and later joined the dashing 95th Rifles. His battalion was ordered to Portugal, where he marched away under the burning sun, weighed down by his kit and great-coat, plus all the tools and leather he had to carry as the battalion's cobbler - 'the lapstone I took the liberty of flinging to the Devil'. Rifleman Harris was a natural story-teller with a remarkable tale to unfold, and his Recollections have become one of the most popular military books of all time.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 144
Publisher: Phoenix
Published: 15 Nov 2006
ISBN 10: 0304367370
ISBN 13: 9780304367375
Book Overview: A unique book - one of the most popular military books of all time A vivid and entirely authentic impression of what it was like to be a fighting soldier in the Napoleonic Wars Includes an introduction and notes by the distinguished historian Christopher Hibbert The same military campaign as featured in the TV drama series 'Sharpe' 'A most vivid record of the war in Spain and Portugal against Napoleon' Mail on Sunday 'Describing narrow squeaks and terrible deprivations, Harris's unflowery account of fortitude and resilience in Spain still bristles with a freshness and an invigorating spikiness' Scotland on Sunday