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Letters from the Battle of Waterloo by Gareth Glover; John Hussey (Foreword by)
Category: Military
Waterloo is probably the most famous battle in military history. Thousands of books have been written on the subject but mysteries remain and controversy abounds. By presenting more than 200 previously unpublished accounts by Allied officers who fought at the battle, this collection goes right back to t ...Show more
Napoleon in 100 Objects by Gareth Glover
Category: History | Series: In 100 Objects Ser.
For almost two decades, Napoleon Bonaparte was the most feared, and revered, man in Europe. At the height of his power, the land under his control stretched from the Baltic to the Mediterranean, and encompassed most of Western Europe.The story of how a young Corsican, who spoke French with a strange acc ...Show more
The Men of Wellington's Light Division - Unpublished Memoirs from the 43rd Light Infantry in the Peninsular War by Gareth Glover; Robert Burnham
Category: Military
Some of the most famous memoirs of Britain's long war against Napoleon have come from the pens of members of Wellington's Light Division, but many wonderful accounts were never published and have sat in archives, libraries, museums, and private collections, forgotten for 200 years.The regiments of the L ...Show more
Waterloo - Myth and Reality by Gareth Glover
Category: History
More has probably been written about the Waterloo campaign than almost any other in history. It was the climax of the Napoleonic Wars and forms a watershed in both European and world history. However, the lethal combination of national bias, willful distortion, and simple error has unfortunately led to ...Show more
Waterloo: Myth and Reality by Gareth Glover
Category: History
More has probably been written about the Waterloo campaign than almost any other in history. It was the climax of the Napoleonic Wars and forms a watershed in both European and world history. However, the lethal combination of national bias, wilful distortion and simple error has unfortunately led to th ...Show more
Waterloo in 100 Objects by Gareth Glover
Category: History
From bullet-pierced armor, skeletons of horses, medals, coins, and teeth of deceased soldiers--a rich trove of Waterloo treasure survives 200 years on Objects allow us to reach out and touch the past and they play a living role in history today. Through them we can come closer to the reality experienced ...Show more
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