The intriguing and authenticated story of the British Army's first professional staff officer, Colonel Sir W H Lancey, his beautiful Scottish bride, Lady de Lancey, and their doomed marriage This book includes includes the full text of both the "Narrative" and the little-known "Abridged Version," originally titled A Week At Waterloo in 1815: Lady de Lancey's Narrative: being an account of how she nursed her husband, Colonel Sir W H Lancey, Quartermaster General of the Army, who was mortally wounded in the great battle.

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A biography of Lady De Lancey at Waterloo

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781862274211
Publisert
2007-10-01
Utgiver
The History Press Ltd
Vekt
420 gr
Høyde
240 mm
Bredde
160 mm
Dybde
20 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
256

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Biografisk notat

David Miller is an established author on modern defence matters, but also has a deep interest in history. This led, first, to his well-received book The Wreck of the Isabella, about a shipwreck in the Falklands in 1812 and now to this book. He served in the British Army from 1955 to 1991 and since then has worked as an author and journalist.