Publications : 1274
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PublicationWellington as Military Commander
A full and detailed treatment of Wellington's military manifestation, his strategies, his relationship with the army, his curiosity and temper. Includes contemporary opinions of him, as well as description of arms, and warfare. Michael Glover is a recognized authority on Wellington and his period.
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PublicationWellington at War in the Peninsular, 1808-1814: An Overview and Guide
Detailed descriptions of the battlefields and battles in Spain and Portugal where Wellington fought during the Pensinsular campaign. Illustrations include maps, plans, contemporary engravings and more recent photographs. Also given are details of memorials, cemeteries, museums and general advice for travellers.
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PublicationThe Napoleonic Wars (3): The Peninsular War 1807-1814 (Essential Histories 17)
A brief 'military history' treatment of the Peninsular War. Contents– Introduction – Chronology – Background to war: Perennial foes – Britain, France and Spain – Warring sides: Opposing forces – Outbreak: Origins of the conflict– The fighting: A war of contrasts – Portrait of a soldier: Private Edward Costello, 95th Rifles – The world around war: […]
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PublicationThe Peninsular War 1807-1814: A Concise Military History
Michael Glover's account is a complete history of the Peninsular War drawing on sources such as Wellington's and Joseph Bonaparte's letters and accounts of rank and file soldiers. Michael Glover is a recognized authority on Wellington and his period and is the author of Wellington as a Military Commandern Penguin, 2001.
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PublicationWellington invades France: The Final Phase of the Peninsular War, 1813-1814
This book is an account of Wellington's campaign in the south of France, with detailed treatments of the battles of Orthez, Toulouse and Bayonne. Sources include Wellington's correspondence and eyewitness accounts.Ian Robertson is the author of Wellington at War in the Peninsula, Pen and Sword Books, 2000.
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PublicationNapoleons Medaillen
This sumptuous catalogue (in German) of the 146 medals produced during Napoleon's periods in power show how the Consul/Emperor used medals as a means of glorifying his epic rise. No ruler before him ever produced so many medals, and this book shows how important this art was to Napoleon.The books includes:– a facsimile of a complete […]
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PublicationFrance since 1800
The authors recommend this book as a single volume introduction to modern French history. Their almost obsessive avoidance of the dreaded 'N'-word, however, gives a bizarre look to the early period. They lump together Napoleon I and Louis XVIII as the 'new regime', and Napoleon III and the Second Empire disppear under the much more […]
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PublicationThe Oxford History of the French Revolution, Second Edition
This is a comprehensive and scholarly history of the French Revolution, including analyses of the the impact of events both in France and in the rest of Europe. William Doyle is Professor of History and Chairman of the School of History, University of BristolContents:Preface1 France under Louis XVI2 Enlightened Opinion3 Crisis and Collapse, 1776-17884 The Estates-General, […]
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PublicationThe Terror Before Trafalgar: Nelson, Napoleon and the Secret War
Tom Pocock, veteran Nelsonian author, here provides a view of the events and people caught up in the cold war between Britain and France leading up to the Battle of Trafalgar. Includes chapters on espionage and contemporary developments in armaments, notably Fulton and Congreve. Contents:– Nelson speaking to the French– A great surprise indeed– A young man intoxicated […]
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PublicationArchitecture of Instruction and Delight. A socio-historical analysis of World Exhibitions as a didactic phenomenon (1798-1851-1970)
Architecture of Instruction and Delight is the outcome of a postgraduate research project at Delft University of Technology performed by the author. It deals with the genesis and development of the nineteenth and twentieth century World Exhibition as a didactic phenomenon. Architecture – and later urbanism – played a key instrumental role in it. Van […]