Battle Scars: A Collection of Short Stories Volume I

A collection of ten short stories of heroism and tragedy set during the long years of war between 1793-1815.

Outpost - A prelude to Blood on the Snow with Jack Hallam.

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The Emerald Graves - Lorn Mullone at the Battle of Vinegar Hill.

Pipe and Drum - A tale of the Battle of Assaye seen through the eyes of a Highlander of the 78th Foot.

Plains Wolf - Rifleman Arthur Cadoc impresses a certain Spanish Guerrillero.

Summer is Coming - There is nothing more horrific than the horrors of the French retreat in icy Russia, 1812.

The Diabolical Circumstance of Captain Bartholomew Chivers - A funny story in the vein of Harry Flashman.

Flowers of Toulouse - A chilling story.

Lamentation - A redcoat looks back on his life after the Battle of New Orleans.

Enemy at the Gates - The bloody defence of Hougoumont.

The Bravest of the Brave - Ney's final moments at Waterloo.

Audience
adult
Length
short · 136 pages

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