WELLINGTON'S ARMY 1809-1814., Sir Charles Oman 2nd UK HBdj VG

Description: WELLINGTON'S ARMY 1809-1814. Oman, Sir Charles. London, 1993 reprint of 1913 edition , Greenhill Napoleonic Library series # 4, hard bound in dust jacket, VG/VG condition. 5 1/2 x 8 3/4, ix, 395 pp, 8 illus, bibliog., index A reprint of this excellent reference work on the organization of Wellington's Peninsular army. Not a chronicle of battles but a detailed study of the army itself : incl tactics, officer corps, organization and make up of divisions, brigades & regiments incl. the auxiliary German & Portuguese units, the Commissariat Dept, discipline, camp followers, baggage train, sieges, weapons, uniforms & more Wellington’s Army, contained much ground-breaking information on its organisation, its day-by-day life and its psychology, and it remains a widely-read and referred to work today. Chapters include,: Introductory – The Old Peninsular Army. Sources of Information - The Literature of the Peninsular War. The Duke of Wellington – The Man and the Strategist. Wellington’s Infantry Tactics – Line versus Column. Wellington’s Tactics – The Cavalry and Artillery. Wellington’s Lieutenants – Hill, Beresford, Graham, and Picton, Craufurd and Others. The Organization of the Army – Headquarters: Brigades and Divisions: The Regiments. Internal Organization of the Army: The Officers: The Rank and File. The Auxiliaries: The Germans and the Portuguese. Discipline and Court-Martials. The Army on the March. Impedimenta: The Baggage: Ladies at the Front. A Note on Sieges. Uniforms and Weapons. The Commissariat. A Note on the Spiritual Life. Appendices include: Establishment and Stations of the British Army in 1809. The Divisions and Brigades of the Peninsular Army, 1809-1814. Bibliography of English Diaries, Journals and Memoirs of the Peninsular War. In addition to an index there are eight plates.********************************************************************* THANK YOU FOR SHOPPING WITH US - WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR BUSINES INTERNATIONAL POSTAGE NOTICE ! AS OF MAY 14th, 2007, THE US POSTAL SYSTEM HAS COMPLETELY CHANGED INTERNATIONAL MAIL RATES - ALL SURFACE MAIL HAS BEEN DROPPED, THERE WILL ONLY BE TWO CLASSES OF AIR MAIL= PRIORITY OR FIRST CLASS. Due to increasingly higher postal rates, and the many packages that seem to be lost or damaged, on International Mail, we now only will ship internationally via E-Bay’s Global shipping program, which goes by courier services. Import duties, taxes, and charges are NOT INCLUDED in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding / buying. These charges are normally collected by the delivering freight (shipping) company or when you pick the item up. Do not confuse them for additional shipping charges. We do not mark merchandise values below value or mark items as "gifts". U.S. and International government regulations prohibit such behavior. ON PAPER BACK BOOKS & MAGAZINES, MANY TIMES WE CAN COMBINE SEVERAL BOOKS AND SAVE POSTAGE IN THE US ONLY. If you have further questions - happy to answer them - please us. Please browse our other items and bookmark our site - we constantly add new items. We pack your item extremely carefully so you will receive it in the best condition. This sometimes causes us to be a day or two late in processing orders if we have a good number of sales as we normally only drive to the Post Office on Monday, Wednesday & Friday. Please be patient- we aim to provide the best service we can. We have been in business 50 years. VINTAGE PAPERBACK BOOKS Please be aware that the binding glue in vintage paperbacks is likely to be much drier than newer books, and thus more fragile than more modern printings. Paper also can be sometimes somewhat brittle. All vintage paperbacks require proper & careful care in handling & reading or the spine glue will crack !!. SHIPPING TIMES WE HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST THESE NEW RATES WILL ACTUALLY BE, SO PLEASE BE PATIENT. WE ARE EXPERIENCING 2 – 6 WEEKS AS BEFORE DEPENDING ON THE CLASS OF MAIL USED . Shipments inside the US are also experiencing massive slowdowns, please be patient. Media Sometimes is taking 1 to 4 weeks with no rhyme or reason as to why. IT WILL TAKE AT LEAST THE TIMES STATED ABOVE. PLEASE DO NOT START ASKING WHERE IT IS IN A WEEK OR TWO AND ACCUSE ME OF NOT SENDING THE ITEM - SLOW DELIVERY TIMES BY THE POST OFFICE ARE NOT MY FAULT, PLEASE BE PREPARED TO WAIT THE AVERAGE TIMES I HAVE STATED. ( Due to be budget shortfalls and massive job cuts, and projected closing of many distribution centers, that are being implemented by the US Post Office - we are already seeing delivery times longer than was seen previously – please be patient ) WE HAVE BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR OVER 50 YEARS & WE KNOW BY BITTER EXPERIENCE JUST HOW SLOW THE MAIL CAN BE. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING . Bob Ruman

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