Re: desperately looking for a book

"alex" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> I am currently trying to find a book for my dads birthdaybut i am not
> having much luck. This is mainly due to the fact that i dont know
> either the name of the book or the author. All i know is that my dad
> read it as a child (so in the 1960's) and that it was set in the
> peninsula war. The book follows the lives of two soldiers, one being a
> british soldier and the other being a french sargeant. They never meet
> but are present in all the same battles. ANY help would be greatly
> appreciated

Would you believe there is a site devoted to Napoleonic literature?

See: http://www.napoleonic-literature.com