trysail
Catch Me Who Can
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Eesome,Have you read "The Recollections of Rifleman Harris"? A classic slim memoir of an ordinary rifleman in the 95th.
I haven't. Whilst I have a long-standing interest in military history and the Napoleonic era, it was pure serendipity that I stumbled across Urban's Wellington's Rifles— the title simply caught my eye as I was scanning the local library's shelves for something to read.
I'd never really read anything on the Peninsular War though I've seen multiple references to it as being a singularly nasty affair. I vaguely recall having once before read an explanation of the origin of the term "forlorn hope" ( it might have been Patrick O'Brian ); Urban's work refreshed my memory.
I take it as a given that you recommend The Recollections of Rifleman Harris. I'll keep my eyes peeled. My reading tastes are wildly eclectic with a non-fiction bias.
Thanks and regards,
Trysail