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Royal Highlander: A Soldier of H. M. 42nd (Royal) Highlanders During the Peninsular, South of France and Waterloo Campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars Scotland's famous kilted soldiers against Napoleon...

Two useful guides for fighting with the arme blanche This unique Leonaur edition brings together two useful instruction manuals on fighting with edge and pointed blade weapons. The first...

Nursing on the Balkan front lines At the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, the founder of the Scottish Women's Hospitals, Dr. Elsie Inglis, approached the British War Office with the...

A substantial examination of war at sea through the ages On a planet covered with water it is inevitable that the oceans and seas would become great highways of transport and trade and great...

The struggles for Africa There can be few more interesting and evocative periods of British imperial history than the struggles for south-eastern Africa. The empire had found itself colliding with...

Sepoys, Siege & Storm - FEROZEPORE TO DELHI RIDGE AND THE BLOODY FIGHTING FOR THE CAPTURE OF THE CITY ITSELF The 61st Foot were stationed at Ferozepore when the sepoys of the East India Company's...

Sergeant Bourgogne - with Napoleon's Imperial Guard in the Russian campaign and on the retreat from Moscow - 1812-13 Adrien Bourgogne was a seasoned veteran before the campaign of 1812, but nothing...

With the armies of the Sambre & Meuse, Rhine & Moselle and Italy, 1792-1802 There are a number of translated French accounts that tell of the wartime experiences of the soldiers of Napoleon's...

Robert Guillemard was one of those unusual people (a real life example of a character type now very popular in fiction) who found himself engaging with remarkable people during important historical...

The Peninsular War and Waterloo told in an ordinary British infantryman's own words Young Dorset-man William Lawrence had no appetite to be apprenticed to an abusive builder. He attempted to sign on...

A unique and exceptional account of the British Army on campaign against Napoleon Most British military memoirs of the Napoleonic period focus, understandably, on the actions of Wellington's army as...

Unique documentation from a rare Napoleonic first-hand account This book-the first hand experiences of an ordinary British soldier of the Napoleonic era-is a Leonaur original. It has never been...

A story of the great war between the States-told from the ranks This is an engaging recollection of the American Civil War by one of its most humble participants an ordinary soldier-later an NCO of...

An English and American woman in arms during the Great War Accounts of woman who don the uniforms of soldiers to take their place in battle have always fascinated students of military history. In...

Those in peril on the waves Few purchasers of this book will find themselves disappointed by its contents. It concerns naval disasters and, appalling as many of them are, they make compulsive reading...

From Elba to Ligny and the eve of Waterloo Histories of the Battle of Waterloo abound, but this three volume set, covering the entire campaign, is truly exceptional and unique. For anyone who knows...

The conflict of the 18th June, 1815 Histories of the Battle of Waterloo abound, but this three volume set, covering the entire campaign, is truly exceptional and unique. For anyone who knows...

Wavre and the conflicts to the fall of Paris Histories of the Battle of Waterloo abound, but this three volume set, covering the entire campaign, is truly exceptional and unique. For anyone who...

Author: James P. RobertsonPublisher: Leonaur LtdPublication Date: Aug 11, 2020Number of Pages: 204 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 1782828990ISBN-13: 9781782828990

Scarlet Point's raid in Iowa In March 1857, after a particularly severe winter, a band of fourteen starving, renegade Wahpekute Santee Sioux led by Scarlet Point (Inkpaduta) descended on the...

The redcoats at war in Europe during the 18th century Among British Army historians the reputation of Sir John Fortescue stands virtually without equal. His comprehensive fourteen volume history is...

A nation divided-the birth of an army Among British Army historians the reputation of Sir John Fortescue stands virtually without equal. His comprehensive fourteen volume history is a work of...

The Waterloo Campaign by the British army's foremost historian Among British Army historians the reputation of Sir John Fortescue stands virtually without equal. His comprehensive fourteen volume...

War among the forests, mountains and lakes of North America Among British Army historians the reputation of Sir John Fortescue stands virtually without equal. His comprehensive fourteen volume...

The Campaigns of the Duke of Marlborough Among British Army historians the reputation of Sir John Fortescue stands virtually without equal. His comprehensive fourteen volume history is a work of...

The final campaigns that placed the Indian jewel into the Imperial crown Among British Army historians the reputation of Sir John Fortescue stands virtually without equal. His comprehensive fourteen...

Two hard fought wars in the Far East Among British Army historians the reputation of Sir John Fortescue stands virtually without equal. His comprehensive fourteen volume history is a work of...

A cavalcade of the medieval world within two classic novels of historical fiction Despite his success with his famous fictional detective, Arthur Conan Doyle's first love was the historical novel and...

At war with the Escadrilles of France Henry Farr? was an observer with French bombers during the Great War and was thus in a position to have a clear understanding of the subject of his writings...

A personal narrative of a fighting regiment There were many famous regiments in Wellington's renowned 'Old Peninsular Army'. Perhaps the 28th Regiment of Foot was not exceptional, but it certainly...