Waterloo: The Story of Bob Jenkins is the twenty-third book in My Story. It is also the tenth entry in the series with a male protagonist. The book was written by Bryan Perrett as his third for the series and was published in July 2003. It was followed by Jim Eldridge's Flying Ace.
Book description[]
- "June 1815
It was about a quarter past eleven when the great battery of guns across the valley belched smoke. A second later the sound of their discharge reached me like a roll of thunder. There was a whooshing, ripping noise as the balls came skipping over the ridge. The infantry had already been told to lie down and we did likewise, so most of the enemy fire passed overhead. However, sometimes a ball smashed into the ranks...smashing bodies to pulp. It was the horrible screams that nearly broke my nerve. I wanted to run and hide but suddenly my legs were like jelly..."
Plot[]
Epilogue[]
Historical Note[]
Characters[]
- Main article: List of Waterloo characters
Author[]
- Main article: Bryan Perrett
Bryan Perrett was non-fiction author of military history. He served in the Royal Armoured Corps, the 17th/21st Lancers, Westminster Dragoons, and the Royal Tank Regiment. Perrett also worked as defence correspondent for the Liverpool Echo. He wrote five books for My Story, including Trafalgar, Crimea, D-Day, and U-Boat Hunter. Waterloo is his third book for the series.
Notes[]
- The portrait on the cover is a detail from an 1804 self-portrait by Michel Martin Drolling. The background is a detail from Elizabeth Thompson's 1881 painting Scotland Forever.[3][4][5]
References[]
- ↑ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Waterloo-My-Story-Bryan-Perrett/dp/0439978173/
- ↑ The first section is labeled "1800-1814," covering Bob's early life. There is also an epilogue set during June 1817.
- ↑ Waterloo, Bryan Perrett, copyright page
- ↑ https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-1480125/?intObjectID=1480125
- ↑ https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/scotland-for-ever-38645
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