Rifles: Six Years with Wellington's Legendary Sharpshooters - Mark Urban

Growing up I was a huge fan of Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe series, first the television show, and later the books. My fascination with the character and the era is probably what sparked my original interest in history, and military history in particular. So it was with some excitement that I started reading Urban's story of the 95th Rifles' Peninsular war. The source of much of the information in this book comes from the collections of letters and diaries, many previously unpublished, which Urban has managed to track down. This allows an almost unparalleled view into the thoughts and fears of the men and officers of this elite regiment, stripped of the lofty language ...  Read the complete review