"Ronald Welch, Captain of Foot" Topic
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Tango01 | 16 Mar 2014 11:15 p.m. PST |
"Young Christopher Carey is not afraid of fighting, but he hates the discomforts of military life – the cold and the rain, the heat and the dust, the uncomfortable bivouacs, the poor food and the long marches. So he's a rather reluctant hero. But breeding will out. The latest in a long line of distinguished fighting ancestors, Christopher in fact is a very good soldier, commanding tremendous loyalty from his men, whether the company is launching an attack against the French, protecting the straggling lines of the retreating English army, or defending a strategic position. Christopher's qualities don't go unnoticed and he's chosen for a dangerous mission to a leader of the Spanish guerrillas, the colourful El Empecinado. As ever Ronald Welch skilfully weaves together fiction and fact to create a brilliant picture of the Napoleonic Wars in Spain, and the dangers and monotonies of an infantryman's life in Wellington's army." From here. link Hope you enjoy!. Amicalement Armand |
nsolomon99 | 17 Mar 2014 3:59 a.m. PST |
Still have the copy I got for my 12th birthday back 43 years ago. Wonderful, inspiring book. |
skipper John | 17 Mar 2014 6:01 a.m. PST |
$132.00 USD at Amazon
.. Oh my. Was is $132.00 USD good? |
Huscarle | 17 Mar 2014 9:26 a.m. PST |
I remember reading this at primary school (and that was far too many years ago), think I still have my copy somewhere. I also have a couple of Welch's other books too, "The Gauntlet" & "Bowman of Crecy". Maybe I should ebay them? |
George Krashos | 17 Mar 2014 9:14 p.m. PST |
They are all out of print except Knight Crusader. I know that because I've tried to find them all for my 10 year old. The prices are outrageous!:) Loved reading them when I started high school. |
arthur1815 | 19 Mar 2014 6:56 a.m. PST |
If you look at the link Tango posted, you will see that Slightly Foxed are reprinting the series, at £19.00 GBP incl. postage for USA and rest of the world. Not unreasonable for a cloth-bound book these days. |
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