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  • Napoleon III and the Second Empireby Roger D. Price

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 26.95

    In Napoleon III and the Second Empire , Roger D. Price considers the mid-century crisis which provided Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte with the opportunity to gain elective office as President. The author outlines the objectives of Napoleon III and provides: * A historiographical review of the ruler and his regime * Details of changing historical attitudes... more...

  • Wellington's Army in the Peninsula 1809-14by Stuart Reid

    Osprey Publishing 2013; US$ 15.95

    This highly detailed study provides a clear account of how the British Army was organised, who commanded it, and how it functioned in the field during the Peninsular War. Focusing principally on infantry, cavalry and artillery, including foreign units in British pay, it provides a detailed and comprehensive order of battle. Doctrine, training, tactics... more...

  • British Victory in Egypt, 1801by Dr Piers Mackesy; Piers Mackesy

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 140.00

    In 1800 the British Army was the laughing-stock of Europe. A year later, after forty years of failure, its honour and reputation had been redeemed. British Victory in Egypt, 1801 recounts and analyses the story of the expeditionary force that ejected Bonaparte's crack troops from Egypt. Piers Mackesy shows how the future of the British Empire depended... more...

  • Wellington's Operations in the Peninsula 1808-1814 Vol 1by Lewis Butler

    Andrews UK 2013; US$ 20.49

    Written almost a century after the events they describe, Lewis Butler's two volumes on Wellington's Peninsula War campaigns have rightly been judged a classic of military history. The story of how the Iron Duke turned disaster into triumph, and defeat into a final victory, has surely never been told with more authority.Butler's first volume... more...

  • Wellington's Operations in the Peninsula 1808-1814 Vol 2by Lewis Butler

    Andrews UK 2013; US$ 20.49

    Written almost a century after the events they describe, Lewis Butler's two volumes on Wellington's Peninsula War campaigns have rightly been judged a classic of military history. The story of how the Iron Duke turned disaster into triumph, and defeat into a final victory, has surely never been told with more authority.Volume Two begins with... more...

  • The Battleby Alessandro Barbero

    Atlantic Books Ltd 2013; US$ 10.19

    At Waterloo, some 70,000 men under Napoleon and an equal number under Wellington faced one another in a titanic battle. Alessandro Barbero's majestic account combines British and French histories to give voice to all nationions involved. The Battle is a masterpiece of military history. 'This is not just the best book on Waterloo I've read, it's also... more...

  • Journal of the Waterloo Campaign - Volume 1by Cavalie Mercer

    Andrews UK 2012; US$ 17.99

    Volume 1 of 2.The author of this book was commander of 'G' Troop, Royal Horse Artillery, in Wellington's army, who jotted down notes on the events of the day each evening. It is an account of what he saw and felt from leaving Colchester for Belgium on 8 April 1815 to his final return to England at the end of January 1816. It is a remarkable... more...

  • Travels in Revolutionary France and a Journey Across Americaby Mary-Ann Constantine; Paul Frame

    University of Wales Press 2012; US$ 40.00

    Two gripping travel narratives from a turbulent historical period: the father a witness to the outbreak of the French Revolution; the son, two decades later, an adventurous pioneer in the American far west. more...

  • The Congress of Vienna 1814-1815by Tim Chapman

    Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 39.95

    In 1814-1815, after the French revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, the leaders of the most important countries in Europe gathered together to redraw the frontiers of their continent. The Congress of Vienna explores the attempt by Britain, Russia, Austria and Prussia to agree Europe's new frontiers after almost twenty years of continuous fighting against... more...

  • The Wars of the French Revolution and Napoleon, 1792-1815by Owen Connelly

    Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 38.95

    Written by an experienced author and expert in the field, Wars of the French Revolution and Napoleon, 1792-1815 provides a thorough re-examination of the crucial period in the history of France for students of history and military studies. Based on extensive research, and including twenty detailed maps, this study is unique in its focus on the... more...