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Title: Wellington's Rifles

Subtitle: The Origins, Development, and Battles of the Rifle Regiments in the Peninsular War and at Waterloo

Author: Ray Cusick

Narrator: Matthew Lloyd Davies

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-06-15

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 36 votes

Genres: History, Military

Publisher's Summary:

Until now there has not been a serious study of the rifle-armed regiments of the British Army that earned such renown in the Peninsular and Waterloo campaigns. Compiled by a former rifleman, Ray Cusick, who has written extensively on the subject, Wellington's Rifles examines the new rifle regiments, how they came about, their development and their actions. The author also investigates the introduction of rifled muskets into the British Army in the French and Indian wars of the 18th century, where they were shunned by the military establishment, to their transition into a key element in Wellington's extraordinarily successful Peninsular army. The training and tactics of the riflemen are explained and each significant engagement in which they were involved is explored in thrilling detail. It was the riflemen of the 95th Regiment that inspired the series of Sharpe books and films. That was the fiction; this is the reality. The publication will be introduced by the renowned Napoleonic historian Ian Fletcher.

Members Reviews:

A list of facts that help explain development

Would you listen to Wellington's Rifles again? Why?

Maybe later, it was interesting, and it put in order some of the facts of the wars and its players

What other book might you compare Wellington's Rifles to and why?

This book touches on stories in many other books but in a factual way to explain how and why it came about.

Have you listened to any of Matthew Lloyd Daviess other performances before? How does this one compare?

Mr. Davies is a professional and I enjoyed his performance

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

The book title is good

Any additional comments?

Enjoyed the order of the history, it was alot of info that was fact not fiction, so it was alittle dry in some places but overall it was great