Publications : 65
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PublicationThe Little Waterloo
From the publishers: “June 1815. Everything seems quiet in the countryside around Waterloo. In Brussels the Dutchess of Richmond holds a ball the night of the 15th. But what is happening? The French are coming. There is the Battle of Quatre-Bras and of Ligny. It is pouring down with rain the following day. Around 11:30, the […]
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PublicationLa bataille de Waterloo: Symbole de victoire, de défaite et lieu de mémoire (International study days, March 2015)
“The Battle of Waterloo: symbol of victory, of defeat and place of memory”(The conference proceedings for the International study days, held in March 2015 at St John's International School, Waterloo, edited by Peter Hicks, collaboration between the Fondation Napoléon and the Bataille de Waterloo 1815 asbl and Editions de la Belle Alliance). Lecture transcripts in French with […]
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PublicationThe Eagle in Splendour: Inside the Court of Napoleon
First published by George Philip in 1987, this book is published in 2015 with new material as part of the introduction. From the publisher's: “This book offers a fresh view of the most famous man in history. It shows him as a monarch rather than a genius on the battlefield. Although Napoleon arose through the events of the Revolution, he […]
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PublicationAn Illustrated Introduction to the Battle of Waterloo
From the publisher: “On 18 June 1815 some 200,000 men fought in what would be the most important land battle Europe had ever seen, the Battle of Waterloo. It was not the largest battle of the Napoleonic Wars, nor would it actually be the last, but it ultimately brought to an end almost a quarter of […]
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Publication‘The Scum of the Earth’: What Happened to the Real British Heroes of Waterloo?
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 […]
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PublicationWaterloo: The Struggle for Hougoumont: In the Words of Those Who Witnessed the Events of June 1815
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 […]
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PublicationNapoleon and the Struggle for Germany: The Franco-Prussian War of 1813. Volume 1. The War of Liberation, Spring 1813
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, […]
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PublicationNapoleon and the Struggle for Germany: The Franco-Prussian War of 1813 (Cambridge Military Histories) Volume 2: The Defeat of Napoleon
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 […]
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PublicationNapoleon’s Grand British Holiday: The Remarkable Story of Bonaparte and His Days on the South Devon Coast
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, […]
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PublicationHow the French won Waterloo (or think they did)
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, […]