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The 95th Rifles was one of history's great fighting units, and Mark Urban brings them and the Napoleonic War gloriously to life in this unique chronicle. Focusing especially on six soldiers in the first battalion, Urban tells the Rifles' story from May 25, 1809, when they shipped out to join Wellington's army in Spain, through the battle of Waterloo in June 1815. Drawing on diaries, letters, and other personal accounts, Urban has fashioned a vivid narrative that allows readers to feel the thrill and horror of famous battles, the hardship of the march across Europe, the bravery and camaraderie of a nineteenth-century Band of Brothers whose innovative tactics created the modern notion of infantryman. A nineteenth-century Band of Brothers. Mark Urban is the Diplomatic Editor of the BBC's "Newsnight" and a former defense correspondent for the Independent. He is the author of The Man Who Broke Napoleon's Codes. He lives in London, England.Despite a different title, this is the same as

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Author

Urban, Mark

Publisher

Faber & Faber

Published

2004

Language

EN

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Biography, Memoir, Political

Rating

4.09 / 5 (349 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14