Galloping at Everything: The British Cavalry in the Peninsular War and at Waterloo 1808-15, a Reappraisal de Fletcher, Ian - 1999

Stackpole Books, 2001. Hardcover. Very good. hardcover in dust jacket, minor wear, binding tight, pages bright, a very nice copy!

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Stackpole Books, 2001-06-01. Hardcover. Good.

Stackpole Books, 1999. First edition, complete line of . hardcover. near fine/near fine. 6x1x9. NOT an ex library book. 301 pages including the index. Dust jacket has minimal wear on edges, no chips or tears.

Mechanicsburg, PA Stackpole Books , 1999. Hardcover First Edition USA (1999), First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First published earlier in the same year in the UK. First Edition USA (1999), First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First published earlier in the same year in the UK. Fine in Near Fine DJ: The Book is flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, like-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing no flaws. Bright and Clean. Corners sharp. Virtually 'As New'. The DJ shows the mildest rubbing to the panels; else flawless; unclipped. Very close to."As New". NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.5 x 6.4 x 1.25 inches). xviii, 301 pages. Bibliography. Appendix.… Leer más

Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1999. First American Edition. Hardcover. 0811707032 . Illus. , maps, jacket now in a clear protector; 301 pages .

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books, 2001. First Printing . Hard Back. Fine/Fine. 6 1/4" X 9 1/2. 301 Pages Indexed. Blue boards with gold impressed lettering on the spine. Book and Jacket protected with a Demco Polyfit vinyl covering jacket and book since day of purchase. It was the poor discipline demonstrated by the British cavalry commanded by General Slade at Maguilla in 1812 that prompted the Duke of Wellington's famous remark that it was "occasioned entirely by the trick our officers of cavalry have acquired of galloping at everything." The fact that they did have a tendency to gallop rashly into enemy lines in pursuit of beaten infantry colored not only Sir Charles Oman's attitude toward the cavalry in his History of the Peninsular War but also that of succeeding generations of historians. Sir John Fortescue's History of the British Army provides the only fair assessment of the cavalry's performance - until now. In Galloping at Everything, author Ian Fletcher contends that the… Leer más

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books, 1999. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 6x1x9. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. 1999 Hard Cover. xviii, 301 pp. The poor discipline demonstrated by the British cavalry commanded by general Slade at Maguilla in 1812 prompted the Duke of Wellington's famous remark that British cavalry officers were in the habit of 'galloping at everything. This work rehabilitates the reputation of the British cavalry in the Peninsula and at Waterloo.

Stackpole Books, 2001-06-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x1. Stackpole Books; Mechanicsburg, 1999. Hardcover. A Very Good, blue binding with gilt lettering on spine, binding firm, bumped top board corners, small soiled spot verso rear free endpaper, small scuff mark bottom text block corner, bit of scattered foxing top and bottom text block edges, in a Very Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, bit of edge/corner wear, small creases top panel corners, minimal scattered foxing verso panels, bit of sunning to flaps, Dust wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches], 301pp., appendix, bibliography, indexed, b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.

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