{"product_id":"on-the-road-with-wellington-9781526781970","title":"On the Road With Wellington","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): A L F Schaumann\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Pen \u0026amp; Sword Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Pen \u0026amp; Sword Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Military - Napoleonic Wars\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"August Schaumann was a natural born storyteller. He describes his Peninsula adventures so vividly that you get the feeling that you are there, riding next to him dodging French cavalry patrols and conquering the hearts and bodies of Spanish and Portuguese ladies.\" - Fons Libert, \u003ci\u003e The Napoleonic Series\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis remarkable memoir captures the life and adventures of a junior officer as he endures the drama and agonies of the fierce struggle in Spain, Portugal, and southern France between 1808 and 1814.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a commissary, he was entrusted with gathering supplies and was caught up in a host of brawls and skirmishes. He laments the lot of commissaries exposing themselves to the enemy on their foraging raids, risking assassination by enraged natives, and being treated shabbily by the generals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition is introduced by Bernard Cornwell, author of the \u003ci\u003eSharpe\u003c\/i\u003e series of novels and TV films.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pen \u0026 Sword Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45321247883415,"sku":"9781526781970","price":1660.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781526781970.webp?v=1769289342","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/on-the-road-with-wellington-9781526781970","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}