To the Beat of a Savage Drum: From Enniskillen to Waterloo - A Drummer''''s Story

''The Drum brings out the savage in a man, Can you be that kind of drummer?'' Enlisting as a drummer in the 27th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Foot, James Burns discovers brotherhood and brutality in equal measure until his depot life is interrupted by the call to join Wellington''s Allied Army. But nothing could prepare him for the journey to Waterloo or for the terror of drumming men towards the slaughter at La Haye Sainte. And, in a chance encounter, James Burns finally discovers the savage within himself. See more