Publications

Not only considering the standard issues of war, diplomacy and Bismarck in the crucial ten years up to 1871, John Breuilly also goes back to the time of Napoleon I, discussing issues such as social, economic and cultural developments. The book argues that unification was merely one of the possible outcomes of the German situation, and […]

A survey of the Austro-Prussian relationship and its impact on Germany. John Breuilly studies in particular the rise of nationalism and the causes of political ascendancy, charting the struggle over German lands, between France on the one hand and Austria and Prussia on the other. It then chronicles the 30 years of German/Austrian co-operation which collapsed […]

An introduction and over view, this multi-athor book is a revised and updated version of “Germany since 1800”, with a chapter on World War I added.

A fascinating and broad ranging treatment of what it was like to find yourself on a Napoleonic battlefield, in all regiments, seen through of the eyes of those who took part.  Contents:Part I – IntroductionChapter 1 – The eve of battleChapter 2 – Battles and battlefieldsPart II – The elements of combatChapter 3 – ArtilleryChapter 4 – […]

A new parallel lives of Wellington and Napoleon. Robin Neillands is a military historian and travel writer.

A treatment of more than 1,500 natural shipping disasters from 1793 to 1815, involving both naval and merchant vessels.

A overview of this bloody guerilla war.

An examination of the crucial campaign that finally drove the French from Portugal. Contents– Origins of the Campaign – Chronology – Opposing Commanders – Opposing Armies – Opposing Plans – Torres Vedras – The Winter fighting – The Battle of Fuentes de Onoro – Aftermath – Bibliography – Index

A brief military overview of the period from early 1813 to the Battle of the Nations around Leipzig to Waterloo. Contents– Introduction – Chronology – Background to war: Origins of Prussian and Russian hostility – Warring sides: Opposing forces – Outbreak: A bid for revenge – The fighting: The 'War of German Liberation' and the invasion […]

A brief overview of the battles fought in the period 1793-1802, including the First Italian Campaign, Egypt, the Second Italian Campaign and finishing with the Battle of Copenhagen. Contents– Introduction – Chronology – Background to war: Historic rivalries – Warring sides: Opposing strengths – Outbreak: A clash of ideologies – The fighting : The first and […]