Leonaur Ltd
Private Wheeler: the letters of a soldier of the 51st Light Infantry during the Peninsular War & at Waterloo
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- William Wheeler
- Leonaur Ltd
- Hardcover
- 9781846776342
- 8.5 X 5.5 X 0.75 inches
- 1.07 pounds
- History > Military - General
- English
Secure TransactionBook Description
Young William Wheeler's first experience of military life was within the ranks of the Surrey Militia, but he found peace time soldiering too tame and transferred to the 51st-a 'light bobs' regiment from the West Riding of Yorkshire. This famous account of the British Army at war against Napoleon's French forces has been made possible by the survival Wheeler's letters directly telling of his experiences on campaign and on the battlefield-written throughout his military career which included the hard campaigns in Spain and the bloody field of Waterloo in 1815. Wheeler's letters continue after peace has been declared and the reader is able to understand the nature of the British Army as it policed the empire's Mediterranean possessions. Available in soft cover and-for the first time in several years-in hard cover for collectors.
Author Bio
William Wheeler is an award-winning journalist and producer who has reported on political affairs around Africa and the Middle East, South Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The New Republic, Global Post, Playboy Magazine, McSweeney's Quarterly, TIME, USA Today and other outlets.
Most recently, he has worked on Ai Weiwei's documentary, Human Flow, about the global refugee crisis. He hosts the podcast "Detours: Conversations with Global Storytellers on Craft, the Road, and Bumps along the Way." Wheeler holds graduate degrees in journalism and international affairs from Columbia.
Source: Pulitzercenter.org
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