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The Romance of War: The Highlanders in Spain & its Sequel The Highlanders in France and Belgium
The Romance of War: The Highlanders in Spain & its Sequel The Highlanders in France and Belgium
The Romance of War: The Highlanders in Spain & its Sequel The Highlanders in France and Belgium
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"The Romance of War: The Highlanders in Spain" – Ronald Stuart is a young Scottish Highlander from Perthshire who joins the Gordon Highlanders as an ensign in 1811. He joins the regiment in Spain soon after and remains with them throughout the Napoleonic Wars. The story follows Stuart in the Peninsular War while he goes through many adventures between dangerous campaigns and battles, such as rescuing half of the noble ladies of Spain, dealing with troublesome prisoners-of-war, and trying to escape from his personal nemesis.
"The Romance of War: The Highlanders in France and Belgium" is a sequel to the exploits of Ronald Stuart and the Gordon Highlanders as they move from Spain, through France and Belgium, inevitably ending up in the fields of Waterloo.



LanguageEnglish
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Release dateNov 2, 2021
ISBN4066338118547
The Romance of War: The Highlanders in Spain & its Sequel The Highlanders in France and Belgium
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James Grant

James Grant is the founder of Grant’s Interest Rate Observer, a leading journal on financial markets, which he has published since 1983. He is the author of seven books covering both financial history and biography. Grant’s journalism has been featured in Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Foreign Affairs. He has appeared on 60 Minutes, Jim Lehrer’s News Hour, and CBS Evening News.

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