Rifleman Costello - The Adventures of a Soldier of the 95th (Rifles) in the Peninsular & Waterloo Campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars

Seeing this is an account from a private in the Rifles it is surprisingly well written full of detail and stories of life in the rifles during the Peninsular campaign. You won't get any in depth analyses of any of the battles but you will get a sense of what it was like from the view point of the rank and file.

A well edited volume with statements from other riflemen who witnessed the same events.

Fabulous

Well written and easy to track through Spain.

Interesting read

Arrived in good time pleased with purchase

This book is quite absorbing if you wonder what this war was all abbout. Brings to home the life of an ordinary soldier.

I have been looking for this book for some time but could not find an inexpensive copy so bought this one new If your;e instrested in this war its a good read . Good service ,

The immediacy of Costello's account. Firsthand/First rate

An excellent read for anyone that has an interest in the Napoleonic wars. Tells the story of the hardships and life of a rifleman in the period 1812/1835, including the Peninsular campaigns and Waterloo.

great first hand account of the Peninsula war . Good book if you are a fan of the Sharpe series. Well worth the read