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PublicationZrcadlo moci. Pilíře moci Napoleona Bonaparta ve vizuálním umění (The Mirror of Power: Pillars of Napoleon Bonaparte’s Power in Visual Arts)book in slovak -
PublicationReal War Horses, The Experience of the British Cavalry 1814 – 1914Many histories have been written about the conflicts the British army was involved in between the Battle of Waterloo and the First World War. There are detailed studies of campaigns and battles and general accounts of the experiences of the soldiers. But this book by Anthony Dawson is the first to concentrate in depth, in […]
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PublicationBritain’s Rise to Global Superpower in the Age of NapoleonPublisher’s presentation: The art of power consists of getting what one wants. That is never more challenging than when a nation is at war. Britain fought a nearly nonstop war against first revolutionary then Napoleonic France from 1793 to 1815. During those twenty-two years, the British government formed, financed, and led seven coalitions against France. […]
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PublicationWellington’s Light Division in the Peninsular War: The Formation, Campaigns & Battles of Wellington’s Famous Fighting Force, 1810Publisher’s presentation In February 1810, Wellington formed what became the most famous unit in the Peninsular War: the Light Division. Formed around the 43rd and 52nd Light Infantry and the 95th Rifles, the exploits of these three regiments is legendary. Over the next 50 months, the division would fight and win glory in almost every […]
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PublicationWaterloo Witnesses: Military and Civilian Accounts of the 1815 CampaignPublisher’s presentation: The events of Sunday, 18 June, stand as the defining moment of the year 1815, if not of an entire era. The allied victory over Napoleon’s French army at the Battle of Waterloo reshaped governments and boundaries, made or broke fortunes and touched thousands of lives in ways both large and small, and […]
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PublicationThe Danish Army of the Napoleonic Wars 1801-1814. Vol 1: High Command, Line and Light InfantryThis is the first of 3 volumes about The Danish Army of the Napoleonic Wars 1801-1814. Volume 2 Volume 3 will be published in autumn 2021 -
PublicationBritish Rifleman vs French Skirmisher: Peninsular War and Waterloo 1808-1815Publisher’s presentation: The battles between British and French forces during the Peninsular War (1807-14) and the Hundred Days campaign of 1815 saw both sides deploy specialist units of skirmishers trained in marksmanship and open-order combat. These ‘light’ troops fulfilled several important roles on the battlefield, such as ‘masking’ large bodies of close-order troops as they […]
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PublicationAustrian Cavalry of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, 1792-1815Austria was one of the five major players of the Napoleonic Wars. In early 19th century, the Austrian army (Kaiserliche-Königliche Heer) was the third largest and one of the best-trained armies in the world.The individual regiments performed well and were considered solid. However, hampered by the inherent conservatism of the hierarchy, the Austrians had to […]
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PublicationNapoleonic Governance in the Netherlands and Northwest Germany: Conquest, Incorporation, and IntegrationThis book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access Also available as a hardback. Explores the ways in which French Emperor Napoleon tried to integrate the present-day Netherlands and Northwest Germany into his Empire Shows that a transregional approach… -
PublicationThe Danish Army of the Napoleonic Wars 1801-1814, Organisation, Uniforms and Equipment: Volume 2: Cavalry and ArtilleryThis is the second of 3 volumes about The Danish Army of the Napoleonic Wars 1801-1814. Volume 1 Volume 3 will be published in autumn 2021