True Soldier Gentlemen

Four Warriors, Forged in the Furnace of the Napoleonic Wars The year is 1808, and Hamish Williams is a 'gentlemen volunteer' in the 106th regiment, a man serving with the ranks but living with the officers and uncomfortable in both worlds: looked down on by those with money and distrusted by the common soldiers who know he is not one of them. But Williams is determined to prove by deeds alone that he is a man worthy of advancement, and when the 106th embarks for Portugal to begin what...
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Four Warriors, Forged in the Furnace of the Napoleonic Wars The year is 1808, and Hamish Williams is a 'gentlemen volunteer' in the 106th regiment, a man serving with the ranks but living with the officers and uncomfortable in both worlds: looked down on by those with money and distrusted by the common soldiers who know he is not one of them. But Williams is determined to prove by deeds alone that he is a man worthy of advancement, and when the 106th embarks for Portugal to begin what will become known as the Peninsula War against Napoleon, he knows his chance of glory is at hand.