Publications

From the Publishers: ” As he bore a vague resemblance to the Emperor, the sailors on board the Hermann-Augustus Stoeffer had nicknamed him Napoleon. And so, for convenience, that is what we shall call him.Besides, he was Napoleon… .Napoleon has escaped from St. Helena, leaving a double behind him. Now disguised as the cabin hand Eugène […]

From the publishers: “The commemorative anthology uses William Mudford's An Historical Account of the Campaign in the Netherlands, in 1815, under His Grace The Duke of Wellington and Marshal Prince Blucher, to provide the spine of the book. Interspersed throughout the text are the letters, reports and recollections from men of both sides and all nationalities, […]

From the publishers: “The Great Battles Series. The story of the world's most important battles – how they were fought, how they have been commemorated, and the long historical shadows that they have castWaterloo – the murderous struggle that ended Napoleon's imperial dreams for goodThe story of Waterloo's significance in the histories of the nations involved, […]

From the publishers: “The story of the Battle of Waterloo – of the ultimate defeat of Napoleon and the French, the triumph of Wellington, Blucher and their allied armies – is most often told from the viewpoint of the victors, not the vanquished. Even after 200 years of intensive research and the publication of hundreds of […]

From the publishers: “Patrice Gueniffey is the leading French historian of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic age. This book, hailed as a masterwork on its publication in France, takes up the epic narrative at the heart of this turbulent period: the life of Napoleon himself, the man who—in Madame de Staël's words—made the rest of “the human […]

From the publishers  “In association with the National Army Museum, well known military historians, journalists and broadcasters Peter and Dan Snow tell the story of one of the world's most famous and important battles. The Battle of Waterloo Experience provides what no other book on the battle contains—removable facsimiles of historic archival documents. Readers can […]

 From the Publishers: “The 12th Light Dragoons served throughout Wellington's campaigns in the Peninsula, most notably at the Battle of Salamanca in 1812, and later at Waterloo where they suffered heavy casualties supporting the Union Brigade's famous charge. The principal source for this book are the papers of Sir James Steaurt – Colonel of the regiment […]

From the publishers: This catalogue had been produced to coincide with the exhibition of the same title at the British Museum, London (5 February – 16 August 2015) which marks the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, one of the most decisive battles ever fought. A crucial event in European history, ending over 20 years […]

From the publishers: Explore the legacy of one of the greatest battles in military history – the Battle of Waterloo – through this finely crafted collection of objects, each telling their own story of the day. Bullet-pierced armour and dramatic battledress bring you closer to the heart of the action, and the tragedy of the death […]

From the Publishers: In July 1999 Carolyn and her husband Colin were in a restaurant in Plymouth with a map and a portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte on the wall beside their table. As they waited to be served they began to outline the plot of a book. The more they talked about the idea the more work […]