Publications

From the Publishers: “The Scum of the Earth explores the common soldiers the Duke of Wellington angrily condemned as ‘scum' for their looting at Vitoria, from their great victory over Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 to their return home to a Regency Britain at war with itself. It follows men like James […]

From the publisher: “One of the most colorful characters in the Napoleonic pantheon, Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher (1742–1819) is best known as the Prussian general who, along with the Duke of Wellington, defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo. Throughout his long career, Blücher distinguished himself as a bold commander, but his actions at times appeared […]

To appear in October 2015 From the publisher:  “This highly detailed new book provides a comprehensive account of the fighting at the Chateau of Hougoumont on Sunday 18th June 1815, by utilising the accounts of the officers and men who fought in the Battle of Waterloo. Drawn predominantly from contemporary manuscript sources, it contains a wealth of […]

From the publishers “This is the first comprehensive history of the campaign that determined control of Germany following Napoleon's catastrophic defeat in Russia. Michael V. Leggiere reveals how, in the spring of 1813, Prussia, the weakest of the great powers, led the struggle against Napoleon as a war of national liberation. Using German, French, British, […]

From the publishers:“The first comprehensive history of the decisive Fall Campaign of 1813 that determined control of Central Europe following Napoleon's catastrophic defeat in Russia the previous year. Using German, French, British, Russian, Austrian and Swedish sources, Michael Leggiere provides a panoramic history which covers the full sweep of the struggle in Germany. He shows […]

Mike Holgate is a writer, musician and librarian at Torquay Library, resident of Torquay where the ship Bellerophon was anchored for a few days in July 1815. He has used contemporary sources, allowing the reader to relive the excitement that buzzed in and around the bay of Plymouth Sound on the South Devon coast of England, […]

From the publishers:“Published in the 200th Anniversary year of the Battle of Waterloo a witty look at how the French still think they won, by Stephen Clarke, author of 1000 Years of Annoying the French and A Year in the Merde.      In France, Waterloo is still an open wound. The French know they lost, […]

From the Publishers: “Six years after the death of Napoleon, Sir Walter Scott wrote the first, hugely successful biography of Napoleon. It has never before appeared in an edited paperback edition and was last published in 1857. Scott's journalistic portrait riveted Britain and the continent, and led to him being challenged to a duel by […]

In this bilingual edition, (translated into French by Marc Fasol), Alasdair White tells the story of the events leading to Napoleon's decision to invade Belgium and how the allies responded. Situating the battle of Waterloo in their historical context, the author looks at Napoleon's personal failures and significant errors of judgement, and discusses the issues […]