Publications : 65
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PublicationWith Wellington’s Outposts: The Peninsular and Waterloo Letters of John Vandeleur
From the publishers: “John Vandeleur's letters home to his mother are a lively and engaging account of active service during the Napoleonic Wars, recounting everything from day-to-day life on campaign to the experience of pitched battle at Vitoria and Waterloo. As first a light infantryman and then a light cavalryman, Vandeleur was frequently on the […]
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PublicationOf Living Valour: The Story of the Soldiers of Waterloo
From the publisher: Publishing [sic] to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, for the first time a modern British history tells the story of the against-the-odds triumph through the accounts of the regimental officers and soldiers whose bravery and resolution achieved victory. The author has used many unpublished sources, letters and diaries […]
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PublicationWellington, Waterloo and the Fortunes of Peace 1814–1852
From the publishers: “Wellington's momentous victory over Napoleon was the culminating point of a brilliant military career. Yet Wellington's achievements were far from over: he commanded the allied army of occupation in France to the end of 1818, returned home to a seat in Lord Liverpool's cabinet, and became prime minister in 1828. He later served […]
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PublicationMr. and Mrs. Disraeli: A Strange Romance
From the publishers: The first biography to give Mary Anne Lewis her due and to examine her singular marriage to Benjamin DisraeliWhen Mary Anne Lewis met Benjamin Disraeli, she was married to Wyndham Lewis, a rich, mildly successful politician at the center of nineteenth-century British high society. The three became friends and with his deep pockets […]
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PublicationWaterloo 1815 (2): Ligny
From the publishers: “Waterloo 1815 is a captivating study of the battle of Waterloo, one of the defining campaigns in European history. In particular it focuses on the desperate struggle for Ligny, which saw the Prussians pushed back after heavy fighting by the French Army in what was to be Napoleon's last battlefield victory. With […]
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PublicationThe Battle of Waterloo, a series of accounts by a near observer, facsimile (first published 1815)
This book a facsimile reproduction of a contemporary account of the battle of Waterloo, packed with first-hand accounts and official reports. The first section is a narrative description of the campaign followed by various personal interpretations of the battle, including letters from such notables as the Duke of Wellington. This is followed by the official […]
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PublicationWent the Day Well?: Witnessing Waterloo
From the Publishers: “From Samuel Johnson Prize shortlisted author David Crane, this book is about the Britain that fought the battle of Waterloo – from pauper to painter, poet to prince, soldier to civilian.Midnight, Sunday, 17 June 1815. There was no town in England that had not sent its soldiers, hardly a household that was not […]
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PublicationWaterloo: Napoleons letzte Schlacht
From the publisher: “Johannes Willms retells the history and the dramatic course of the battle which sealed Napoleon's fate. Written in a vibrant and rich language, his book is a compelling read, not only for lovers of military history. For a long time Napoleon seemed to be invincible. But in June 1815, the Emperor is […]
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PublicationThe News from Waterloo: The Race to Tell Britain of Wellington’s Victory
The Duke of Wellington's victory over Napoleon in 1815 at Waterloo ensured British dominance for the rest of the nineteenth century. It took three days and two hours for word to travel from Belgium in a form that people could rely upon. This is a tragi-comic midsummer's tale that begins amidst terrible carnage and weaves […]
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Publication1815: Regency Britain in the Year of Waterloo
“1815 was the year of Waterloo, the British victory that ended Napoleon's European ambitions and ushered in a century largely of peace for Britain. But what sort of country were Wellington's troops fighting for? And what kind of society did they return to?Stephen Bates paints a vivid portrait of every aspect of Britain in 1815. […]