Publications : 82
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PublicationIncomparable: Napoleon’s 9th Light Infantry Regiment
From the publishers:France's 9th Light Infantry regiment was created as an elite battalion in Louis XVI's Royal Army. After the aristocratic officers fled from the Revolution, command of the battalion fell to a close-knit group of grizzly ex-NCOs, idealistic revolutionaries and a young, battle-scarred captain, Mathieu Labassée. In 1799, as First Consul of the Republic, […]
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PublicationThe Peninsular War: Wellington’s Battlefields Revisited
From the publishers:In 1994 Ian Fletcher published his book Fields of Fire, which was the first book to show Wellington's Peninsular War battlefields in full colour. Now, almost twenty years on, he returns with a second book, The Peninsular War: Wellington's Battlefields Revisited which shows how things have changed since 1994. The photographs cover all […]
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PublicationElizabeth Patterson Bonaparte: An American Aristocrat in the Early Republic
From the publishers:Two centuries ago, Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte was one of the most famous women in America. Beautiful, scandalous, and outspoken, she had wed Napoleon's brother Jerome, borne his child, and seen the marriage annulled by the emperor himself. With her notorious behavior, dashing husband, and associations with European royalty, Elizabeth became one of America's […]
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PublicationRussian Eyewitness Accounts of the Campaign of 1812
From the publishers:Russia played a decisive role in the Napoleonic wars and the success in the struggle against France allowed Russian leaders to shape the course of European history. Over the last 200 years, the Napoleonic era has been discussed and analyzed in numerous studies, but many fail to fully portray the Russian side of […]
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PublicationNapoleon’s German Division In Spain: Volume One: Nassau, Baden, Frankfurt, Dutch & Hessen-Darmstadt Troops, Their Regimental History, Uniforms & Organisation
This study from Digby Smith highlights a part of the Peninsular War that has received scant attention – the German units who fought in Napoleon's army. The book is a detailed study of their campaign service, with particular attention given to small engagements and skirmishes. The book is enhanced by original colour maps, uniform and […]
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PublicationWellington’s Wars: The Making of a Military Genius
From the publishers:Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington lives on in popular memory as the 'Invincible General', loved by his men, admired by his peers, formidable to his opponents. This book revises such a portrait, offering a controversial new analysis of Wellington's remarkable military career. Unlike his adversary Napoleon, Wellington was by no means a man […]
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PublicationNapoléon diplomate (in French)
From the publishers:Foreign policy during the Consulate and Empire periods cannot be simply defined by conflict and conquest. Even when at war with the other European powers, Napoleon continued to engage in active and often creative diplomacy, directed by both his own goals and informed by tradition inherited from previous regimes, both royal and revolutionary. […]
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PublicationThe Peninsular Collection: Salamanca (DVD)
From the publishers:Since his return to the Iberian Peninsular in 1809, General Arthur Wellesley (later The Duke of Wellington) had with his small army been a constant thorn in the side of a series of Napoleon's Marshals in Spain, studiously avoiding battles that he could not win and falling back before superior forces to the […]
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PublicationThe Waterloo Archive Volume IV: British Sources
From the publishers:The Waterloo Archive Volume IV contains letters and journals written largely in the immediate aftermath of the whirlwind campaign of 1815, both from the frontline troops and the support services, including medical reports and those of civilians. This volume includes letters by Sir Hussey Vivian and a much fuller version of the famous […]
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PublicationThe British Field Marshals 1736-1997: a Biographical Dictionary
From the publishers:As General Sir Charles Guthrie (the first soldier to be denied promotion to Field Marshal on appointment to Chief of Defence Staff) observes in his foreword, Dr Tony Heathcote's reference work embraces the history of the British Army over the last 250-300 years. It covers not only the careers of key individuals but […]