Dallington, UK: Naval & Military Press, 1997. Reprint . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pp: 398 [1], 671 [13] [1]. TWO VOLUMES uniformly bound in cream coloured boards, and lettered and decorated in black. Volume I includes nine coloured plates displaying the Legion uniforms. At the end of both Volumes I and II is a folding chart showing the casualty figures for the Legion. The text of these volumes are facsimiles of the first edition published between 1832 and 1837. The introduction by Dr. David Chandler, Head, Department of War Studies, The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, was of course, not part of the original publication. The book is a regimental history of the German troops commanded by the Duke of Wellington during the Peninsula Campaign, and at the Battle of Waterloo. Both volumes are in fine condition.

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Bookseller: MAPLE RIDGE BOOKS (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 006300
Title: HISTORY OF THE KING'S GERMAN LEGION
Author: BEAMISH, N. LUDLOW
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: No Jacket, As Issued
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Reprint
ISBN 10: 0952201100
ISBN 13: 9780952201106
Publisher: Naval & Military Press
Place of Publication: Dallington, UK
Date Published: 1997
Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Keywords: The Peninsula Campaign, Duke of Wellington, King's German Legion, Des Konigs Deutsche Legion, British Army, Allied Armies, Napoleonic Wars, Walcheren Campaign, The Peninsular War, the Hundred Days, Kingsom of Hanover, Convention of Artlenburg, Elector
Bookseller catalogs: REGIMENTAL HISTORIES;
X weight: 2 kg
Note: May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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