Reviews

Redcoat: The British Soldier in the Age of Horse and Musket by Richard Holmes

brocktoon2382's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

4.0

Thorough history. Lots of soldier's accounts woven throughout.

oddlyconfusing's review against another edition

adventurous informative medium-paced

3.75

conanmm's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

3.0

silvvy234's review

informative sad tense slow-paced

4.75

didactylos's review against another edition

4.0

An immense book that deals with almost two centuries in one span showing the background to the life and activities of the british soldier. Fascinating and the way it skims from one action to another, decades apart works well.

alistairr's review

5.0

I picked up this book having begun reading through Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe series. It is a wonderfully varied overview of the life and death of the British soldier between the mid 18th and mid 19th centuries. Full of character, anecdotes and interesting fact across the period, I would highly recomend it for anyone wanting further insight into the period, or as an accompaniment to works set across its timeframe and subject matter.