True Soldier Gentlemen Goldsworthy Adrian
True Soldier Gentlemen Goldsworthy Adrian '[A] Jane Austen-meets-Bernard Cornwell novel' Daily MailRaw recruits march under the summer sun. For it is 1808, and the Peninsular War is about to erupt .…
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'[A] Jane Austen-meets-Bernard Cornwell novel' Daily MailRaw recruits march under the summer sun. For it is 1808, and the Peninsular War is about to erupt . . But on distant shores a terrible event is about to sing its siren's song to the true soldier gentlemen of Britain.
William Hanley is in the army because he has no other livelihood. .Meet the men of the 106th Foot, a new regiment staffed by young gentlemen who know nothing of war. Hamish Williams, a man without money or influence, is hoping war will make his name.
Their friend Billy Pringle believes the rigours of combat will keep him from the drinking and womanising that are his undoing. And for George Wickham, battle is simply another means of social climbing.When the band of four are plunged into a savage war against the veteran armies of Napoleon, they find their illusions shattered and