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THE STORY OF THE GUIDES - THE EXPLOITS OF THE SOLDIERS OF THE FAMOUS INDIAN ARMY REGIMENT FROM THE NORTHWEST FRONTIER 1847 - 1900 Most regiments can lay claim to renown, but some transcend this to...

A rare first hand account of Wellington's Army Students of the Peninsular War will be familiar with 'The Subaltern' by Gleig (also published by Leonaur), but that fine work should not be confused...

A young officer at war against the Napoleonic French Army Gleig is a well known author of military works on the Napoleonic era and after. He has left us several histories-all well written-and most...

An uncompromising anti-war view of the First World War This book, first published in 1919, is indisputably a novel. However, while this fact is made very clear on the title page of the original...

From knight and roundhead to the birth of the modern army The British Army can trace its lineage back to the middle ages, but for those who are interested in the development of Britain's land forces...

The Tale Of A Trooper: A Classic Account Of The New Zealand Mounted Rifles During The First World War - 9781782829515Author: Clutha N. MackenziePublisher: Leonaur LtdPublication Date: May 20,...

Possibly THE book of the tank during the Great War This is a very substantial and important book. Quite simply, anyone interested in the history of tank warfare should read and own it for it is...

Liberty or Death-the battle for the Republic of Texas American author Joseph Altsheler was well known for his exciting action stories set against notable periods in the history and wars of the...

A classic account of the Mexican War by an American horse soldier The author of this book-now rare and hard to find on the antiquarian book market-has left posterity a substantial and in depth...

Volume Two of a rare account of the Mexican war These are the further adventures of the 'Twelve Month Volunteer'. Volume two of this Leonaur edition takes up the story of the American Army in Mexico...

The astonishing life of one of Scotland's most famous daughters Anyone who knows about the abortive 1745 Jacobite Rising in Scotland, knows the romantic tale of how, after the catastrophic defeat...

Two feminine adventures from the age of Victoria Mrs Francis Duberly, or 'Fanny' as she was widely known, would have been a remarkable woman in any age; as the wife of a serving soldier in the...

The First World War at sea by Americans who fought in it It's easy to understand why this book was originally published under the jingoistic title of 'Over the Seas for Uncle Sam'-perhaps edited by...

Two of history's greatest commanders clash with the fate of Empires at stake In the Ulm campaign of 1805, Napoleon demonstrated his mastery of the command of the Grande Armee-some 210,000 men-in a...

An unusual collection of supernatural fiction by unknown authors As every aficionado of ghostly and mysterious fiction knows the thrill of the tale is not to found in what the reader knows and is...

Three accounts of the brave women volunteers of the V.A.Ds during the Great War Although the wars of the later 19th century, such as the American Civil War and the Franco-Prussian War, offered...

Victory snatched from imminent defeat This book by the American, Admiral Sims will be a revelation to many. The British public had no idea that by the time America entered the First World War on 6th...

Two outstanding sailing adventures in one special edition The author of this book, Keble Chatterton was a well known and prolific writer on the history of the age of sail. He was of course an...

A timeless story of the Royal Navy The story of Captain Bligh, the quest for breadfruit and the mutiny is perhaps one of the most famous concerning the Royal Navy in the great days of sail. Much of...

A story of pursuit, retribution and disaster at sea The story of the mutiny of the crew of the Bounty led by Fletcher Christian is well known. That story and Captain Bligh's endurance in an open boat...

A little covered Napoleonic campaign The Walcheren Expedition often appears in military memoirs of the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars, though rarely in much detail. The impression that the...

Waterloo as seen by those who fought The story of Siborne and his famous diorama of the battle of Waterloo is well known to all those who are interested in the campaign of 1815. It is also well known...

The dawn of combat in the air Today everyone is so familiar with aircraft, air travel and the fact that virtually every nation's defence force includes an aerial component, so it is easy to forget...

A unique 1914 trilogy in one special edition This Leonaur special edition, published to coincide with the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, collects three of Edmund Dane's well...

The last war cry of the Utes of Colorado The conflict between the White River Ute Indians of Colorado and the United States Army was the last Indian conflict in the region. In 1879, the Utes were...

Two accounts of early western exploration This special Leonaur edition has been created for those readers interested in the lives of the American trappers and explorers of the early nineteenth...

An authentic voice from the western frontier Elinore Pruitt Stewart is renowned for her books 'Letters of a Woman Homesteader' and its sequel 'Letters on an Elk Hunt, ' both of which are included in...

The Life of the Real 'Brigadier Gerard' THE YOUNG HUSSAR Volume 1 The life and times of one of Napoleon's most dashing horsemen Marbot has left those interested in the Napoleonic Wars an incomparable...

'Of the soldiers of the world-the Zouaves are the first and bravest' This is a rare and unusual account compiled principally from the writings of Cler, who became a General of the French Army and who...

Reminiscences of Two Years With the Coloured Troopsby Joshua M. Addeman Army Life in a Black Regimentby Thomas Wentworth Higginson Two accounts of commanding coloured troops in the field Joshua...