Robert Graves first came across the name of Roger Lamb in 1914, when Graves was an English officer instructing his platoon in regimental history. Lamb was a British soldier who had served his king during the American War of Independence, and whose claim to a footnote in history is that he managed to
Sergeant Lamb's America
โ Scribed by Robert Graves
- Book ID
- 115168283
- Publisher
- RosettaBooks
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 234 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780795336911
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โฆ Synopsis
The author of I, Claudius "recounts, in faithful and nicely atmospheric detail" the story of a British soldier during the American Revolution (The Philadelphia Inquirer).
The first in a two-book series, Sergeant Lamb's America tells the story of Sgt. Roger Lamb, an Irish soldier who served on the British side during the American War of Independence. Based on real historical events and people, Sergeant Lamb recounts the British defeat and the capture of his unit at the Battle of Saratoga in a voice that's both funny, insightful, and wise.
This fictionalized account is based on the journals of the historical Sergeant Roger Lamb, and is largely faithful to the true eyewitness account of the American Revolution told from the loser's perspective. With his engaging, personable voice and basic decency of character, Sergeant Lamb reminds us that regardless of how history casts the British side, there were good men on both sides of this...
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**The author of *Sergeant Lamb's America* continues the fictionalized account of an Irish soldier fighting for the British during the Revolutionary War.** This is the second in a two-book series telling the story of Sgt. Roger Lamb, a non-commissioned officer in the British Army, who served i
**The author of _Sergeant Lamb's America_ continues the fictionalized account of an Irish soldier fighting for the British during the Revolutionary War.** This is the second in a two-book series telling the story of Sgt. Roger Lamb, a non-commissioned officer in the British Army, who served in
**The author of *Sergeant Lamb's America* continues the fictionalized account of an Irish soldier fighting for the British during the Revolutionary War.** This is the second in a two-book series telling the story of Sgt. Roger Lamb, a non-commissioned officer in the British Army, who served i
**The author of *Sergeant Lamb's America* continues the fictionalized account of an Irish soldier fighting for the British during the Revolutionary War.** This is the second in a two-book series telling the story of Sgt. Roger Lamb, a non-commissioned officer in the British Army, who served i
Robert Graves first came across the name of Roger Lamb in 1914, when Graves was an English officer instructing his platoon in regimental history. Lamb was a British soldier who had served his king during the American War of Independence, and whose claim to a footnote in history is that he managed to