Publications : 83
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PublicationA Short History of the Crimean War
From the publishers: The Crimean War (1853-1856) was the first modern war. A vicious struggle between imperial Russia and an alliance of the British, French and Ottoman Empires, it was the first conflict to be reported first-hand in newspapers, painted by official war artists, recorded by telegraph and photographed by camera. In her new […]
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PublicationSalamanca 1812: Wellington’s Year of Victories
From the publishers: 1812 was the year in which the Peninsular War swung in the favor of the combined forces of the British, the Spanish and the Portuguese. This was the result of a series of victories over the French gained by the allied armies under Wellington, and this is the subject of Peter Edwards's […]
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PublicationBeing American in Europe 1750-1860
From the publishers: Being American in Europe, 1750–1860 tracks the adventures of American travelers while exploring large questions about how these experiences affected national identity. Daniel Kilbride searched the diaries, letters, published accounts, and guidebooks written between the late colonial period and the Civil War. His sources are written by people who, while prominent in […]
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PublicationNapoleon Bonaparte: England’s Prisoner (Audiobook)
From the publishers: After his surrender to the Royal Navy, Napoleon became the object of massive English public interest. He would live out his last years on the island of St. Helena without ever admitting to being a prisoner. This close study of Napoleon in captivity attempts to reconstruct an authentic portrait of the fallen […]
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PublicationFree Trade and Sailors’ Rights in the War of 1812
From the publishers: On 2 July 1812, Captain David Porter raised a banner on the USS Essex proclaiming 'a free trade and sailors rights', thus creating a political slogan that explained the War of 1812. Free trade demanded the protection of American commerce, while sailors' rights insisted that the British end the impressment of seamen […]
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PublicationNarrative of a Voyage to Patagonia and Terra del Fuego: Through the Straits of Magellan, in HMS Adventure and Beagle, in 1826 and 1827
From the publishers: On 22 May 1826, HMS Beagle left Plymouth Sound on her maiden voyage, accompanying HMS Adventure to Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego to survey the Strait of Magellan. Years later, Royal Naval officer John Macdouall (fl.1820-30) proclaimed himself 'one whose visit to Port Famine, and sometime residence on that inhospitable coast, have […]
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PublicationMadame de Staël, her Friends and her Influence in Politics and Literature: 3 Volume Set
From the publishers: An accomplished biographer of figures ranging from Talleyrand to Cardinal Newman, Charlotte Blennerhassett (1843–1917) originally published this three-volume study in German. Reissued here is the English translation of 1889 by J. E. Gordon Cumming. Madame de Staël (1766–1817), an intellectual in Paris at the turn of the nineteenth century, was ranked by […]
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PublicationOn the Prussian Infantry 1869
From the publishers: On the Prussian Infantry 1869 is the second of two titles penned by a Prussian infantry officer Captain Theodor May that challenged the Prussian military establishment in the wake of the Campaign against Austria in 1866. This particular title focuses on the tactical formations employed by the Prussian infantry during 1866 […]
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PublicationDeath or Dishonour: The World and Weapons of the Duellist
In this new study, the history of duelling is reviewed with some fascinating anecdotes researched from the Proceedings of the Old Bailey. Separate chapters include a discussion of the Seconds, the pistols (detailing locks, stock, barrels & cases). In addition a colour photograph section provides full-page photographs of nearly 40 guns.
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PublicationThe Diary of William Gavin, Ensign and Quartermaster of the 71st Highland Regiment, 1806-1815
From the publishers: William Gavin saw action at the capture of the Cape of Good Hope and the ill fated expedition to Buenos Aires in 1807. Arriving home, the regiment was promptly sent to Portugal, where it saw fighting at Rolica and Vimiero and the dreadful retreat to Corunna. Gavin then followed the regiment on […]