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Defeat: Napoleon's Russian Campaign by Philippe-paul De Segur Publisher Comments In the summer of 1812 Napoleon gathered his fearsome Grande Armee, more than half a million strong, on the banks of the Niemen River. He was about to undertake the most daring of all his many campaigns: the invasion of Russia. Meeting only sporadic... (read more) Your price: $15.95 New - Trade Paper 
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Napoleon's Egypt: Invading the Middle East by Juan Cole Publisher Comments In this vivid and timely history, Juan Cole tells the story of Napoleon's invasion of Egypt. Revealing the young general's reasons for leading the expedition against Egypt in 1798 and showcasing his fascinating views of the Orient... (read more) Your price: $16.95 New - Trade Paper
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The French Revolution, 1789-1799 by Peter Mcphee Publisher Comments This book provides a succinct yet up-to-date and challenging approach to the French Revolution of 1789-1799 and its consequences. Peter McPhee provides an accessible and reliable overview and one which deliberately introduces students to central debates... (read more) List Price $47.95 Your price: $23.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Vienna 1814: How the Conquerors of Napoleon Made Love, War, and Peace at the Congress of Vienna by David King Publisher Comments Reads like a novel. A fast-paced page-turner, it has everything: sex, wit, humor, and adventures. But it is an impressively researched and important story. --David Fromkin, author of Europe's Last Summer Vienna, 1814 is an evocative and brilliantly... (read more) Your price: $15.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Campaigns of Napoleon: Volume 1 by David G. Chandler Publisher Comments Napoleonic war was nothing if not complex -- an ever-shifting kaleidoscope of moves and intentions, which by themselves went a long way towards baffling and dazing his conventionally-minded opponents into that state of disconcerting moral disequilibrium... (read more) Your price: $85.00 New - Hardcover
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West Point Atlas for the Wars of Napoleon (West Point Military History Series) by Thomas E. Griess Publisher Comments The Wars of Napoleon takes the reader from the early years of Napoleon Bonaparte's military career, to his meteoric rise to power, to the Emperor's defeat at Waterloo. Here is a brilliant analysis of Napoleon's military strengths and weaknesses, as well... (read more) Your price: $28.95 New - Trade Paper
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Men-At-Arms #141: Napoleon's Line Infantry by Philip J. Hayhornthwaite Publisher Comments Napoleon's line infantry was founded upon that of the Ancien Re gime. A total re-organisation began on 1 January 1791 with the abolition of the old regimental titles, and over the next two years an increasing number of conscript and volunteer battalions... (read more) Your price: $17.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Age of Revolution: Europe, 1789-1848 by Eric Hobsbawm Publisher Comments This magisterial volume follows the death of ancient traditions, the triumph of new classes, and the emergence of new technologies, sciences, and ideologies, with vast intellectual daring and aphoristic elegance. Part of Eric Hobsbawm's epic four-volume... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Campaign #033: Aspern & Wagram 1809 by Ian Castle Publisher Comments The 1809 campaign on the Danube was to break the spell of Napoleon's invincibility. Indeed Wagram - the largest battle in history at the time - was Napoleon's revenge for his first personal defeat on the battlefield - at Aspern - Essling. In gaining this... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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Napoleon's Cursed War: Popular Resistance in the Spanish Peninsular War by Ronald Fraser Publisher Comments A magisterial history of "Napoleon's Vietnam," by the highly acclaimed author of Blood of Spain: An Oral History of the Spanish Civil War. In this definitive account of the Peninsular War (1808-14), Napoleon's six-year war against Spain, Ronald Fraser... (read more) Your price: $54.95 New - Hardcover
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Napoleon's Wars: An International History, 1803-1815 by Charles Esdaile Publisher Comments A glorious-and conclusive-chronicle of the wars waged by one of the most polarizing figures in military history Acclaimed on both sides of the Atlantic as a new standard on the subject, this sweeping, boldly written history of the Napoleonic era reveals... (read more) Your price: $18.00 New - Trade Paper
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Chasseurs a Cheval of Napoleon's Guard by Miguel Angel Martin Mas Synopsis The Chasseurs a' Cheval de la Garde Impe'riale was the Emperor Napoleon's habitual escort and a valuable cavalry reserve in battle. It was a unit formed of light cavalrymen of proven courage but also of outstanding moral fiber who had to serve as an... (read more) Your price: $45.95 New - Trade Paper
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French Cuirassiers, 1804-1815: Officers by Olivier Lapray Publisher Comments From 1804 to 1815, more than 1400 officers served in the most powerful branch of the French Napoleonic cavalry, the cuirassiers. From the youngest second lieutenant to the most seasoned major general, all fought with gallantry in these elite regiments.... (read more) Your price: $79.95 New - Hardcover
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The Marengo Campaign 1800: The Victory That Completed the Austrian Defeat in Italy by Herbert H. Sargent Publisher Comments 1800-A momentous conflict between the French and Austrians The French victory at the Battle of Marengo decisively terminated Bonaparte's Italian campaign. This early battle of the Napoleonic Wars was the culmination of a campaign which demonstrated the... (read more) Your price: $17.25 New - Trade Paper
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Light Bob - The Experiences of a Young Officer in H.M. 28th and 36th Regiments of the British Infantry During the Peninsular Campaign of the Napoleoni by R. Blakeney Publisher Comments LIGHT BOB - FROM BOY SOLDIER TO VETERAN FIGHTING FOR WELLINGTON This is the story of a very young man who joined the British Army at the age of only 15 in 1804 and spent the following ten years of his life on perpetual campaign in Spain, Portugal and... (read more) Your price: $30.95 New - Hardcover
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Marines to 95th (Rifles) - The Military Experiences of Robert Fernyhough During the Napoleonic Wars. by T. Fernyhough Publisher Comments Marines to 95th (Rifles) - A military family at war with Napoleon This is the story of a Royal Marine who wanted to be a Rifleman. He achieved his ambition, but not before he saw action and captivity in South America and endured hard service and many... (read more) Your price: $27.25 New - Hardcover
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Warrior 63: French Revolutionary Infantryman 1791-1802 (Warrior) by Terry Crowdy Publisher Comments This title, a prequel to Warrior 57 French Napoleonic Infantryman 1803-15, concentrates on the period from the storming of the Bastille in 1789 until Bonaparte's election as Consul for Life in 1802. The meticulously researched text provides an authentic... (read more) Your price: $17.95 New - Trade Paper
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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 Napol by James Anton Publisher Comments 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 James Anton was a Scottish highlander whose taste for... (read more) Your price: $18.25 New - Trade Paper
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A Voice from Waterloo: The Personal Experiences of a British Cavalryman Who Became a Battlefield Guide and Authority on the Campaign of 1815 by Edward Cotton Publisher Comments Waterloo as told by one who fought and became one of its first historians The title of this book is doubly appropriate. Cotton was a soldier of the 7th Hussars who had served in Spain and became part of Wellington's polyglot army sent to Belgium to stand... (read more) Your price: $34.25 New - Hardcover
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The Victory of Seapower: Winning the Napoleonic War 1806-1814 by Richard Woodman Publisher Comments Although Nelson's stunning victory at Trafalgar did not immediately win the war, it gave the Royal Navy the freedom to exploit the unprecedented seapower it had achieved. The... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Trade Paper
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