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  • The Children of France

    by Ruth Royce ...
    "The Children of France" by Ruth Royce is a poignant exploration of childhood during a tumultuous time in history. The narrative follows a group of young protagonists as they navigate the complexities of growing up amidst the backdrop of war and societal change. Royce's vivid storytelling brings to life the innocence of youth, juxtaposed with the harsh realities of their environment. Through their ... Read more

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  • The Children of France: A Book of Stories of the Heroism and Self-sacrifice of Youthful Patriots of France During the Great War

    by Ruth Royce ...
    The story of the heroism of the Children of France never will be fully told. Many of these little patriots have suffered the supreme penalty for their devotion to their country, leaving neither track nor trace of themselves. That they have disappeared is all that is known of them, and thus the stories of their deeds of valor have died with them. In no other period of the world's history have there ... Read more

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  • The Children of France

    A Book of Stories of the Heroism and Self-sacrifice of Youthful Patriots of France During the Great War ( Complete edition ) illustrated - annotated

    by Ruth Royce ...
    Series series Works by Ruth Royce
    History: First World War (1914-1918) ....While the Author cannot personally vouch for the stories related in this volume, she has full confidence in the sources of her information—men who have seen and heard on the battlefields of France, and who have related to her these and many other like incidents illustrating the heroism of the Children of France. Some of the stories the relators have learned ... Read more

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    The historical adventure about Napoleon, hero of Ridley Scott’s Hollywood blockbuster

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    'An epic tale' SIMON SCARROW'Exciting, immersive, well researched and great fun.' GILES KRISTIAN'Harrowing and totally gripping' LEONORA NATTRASS'Historical fiction has never been more visceral' JAMES ROLLINSNAPOLEON: EMPEROR OF FRANCE, MASTER OF EUROPE.1812. On the eve of the invasion of Russia, half-French, half-English Matthieu Carrey finds himsel... ... Read more

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  • Poilu

    The World War I Notebooks of Corporal Louis Barthas, Barrelmaker, 1914 – 1918

    by Louis Barthas, Robert Cowley ...
    Translated by Edward M. Strauss ...
    "An exceptionally vivid memoir of a French soldier's experience of the First World War."—Max Hastings, New York Times bestselling authorAlong with millions of other Frenchmen, Louis Barthas, a thirty-five-year-old barrelmaker from a small wine-growing town, was conscripted to fight the Germans in the opening days of World War I. Corporal Barthas spent the next four years in near-ceaseless combat, ... Read more

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  • Flashman's Waterloo

    Thomas Flashman Adventures, #6

    by Robert Brightwell ...
    Series Book 6 - Thomas Flashman Adventures
    This sixth packet of memoirs from the notorious Georgian rogue Thomas Flashman covers the extraordinary events that culminated in a battle just south of Brussels, near a place called Waterloo.The first six months of 1815 were a pivotal time in European history. As a result, countless books have been written by men who were there and by those who studied it afterwards. But despite this wealth of ... Read more

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  • The Fields of Death (Wellington and Napoleon 4)

    by Simon Scarrow ...
    Series Book 4 - The Wellington and Napoleon Quartet
    THE FIELDS OF DEATH is the epic final novel in Simon Scarrow's bestselling Wellington and Napoleon Quartet. Essential reading for fans of Bernard Cornwell.Viscount Wellington and Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte have made their mark as military commanders. Lifelong enemies, they both believe their armies are strong enough to destroy any rival. But in war victory can never be certain.While Wellington's ... Read more

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  • The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard

    by Arthur Conan Doyle ...
    The comic exploits of Brigadier Etienne Gerard of the French Army have delighted readers around the world for over a century. Created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (who also created the famous Sherlock Holmes), the fantastically vain Brigadier Gerard recounts his tales of fighting in the Napoleonic Wars. ... Read more

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  • Memoirs of Sergeant Bourgogne: 1812-1813

    by Adrien Bourgogne ...
    In June 1812, Napoleon’s 680,000 strong Grande Armée crossed the Neman River and invaded Russia.When the remnants of Napoleon's army returned over the Berezina River in November, only 27,000 effective soldiers remained.Adrien Bourgogne’s Memoirs is one of the most vivid and moving accounts of this dramatic turning point in the Napoleonic Wars.Bourgogne had been in the Napoleonic Army since the ... Read more

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  • The Officer's Prey

    by Armand Cabasson ...
    Translated by Michael Glencross ...
    In the first of the Napoleonic Murders series, described as a 'splendid war epic' by Sunday Telegraph, Napoleon begins his invasion of Russia.June 1812. Napoleon leads the largest army Europe has ever seen in his invasion of Russia. But amongst the troops of the Grande Armée is a savage murderer whose bloodlust is not satisfied in battle. When an innocent Polish woman is brutally stabbed, Captain ... Read more

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  • Waterloo: The Bravest Man

    by Andrew Swanston ...
    June, 1815. The Coldstream Guards and the third guards are waiting impatiently for orders to move into battle against Napoleon and his French army. Every day seems endless as the troops wait for Wellington's orders. When word is finally received, the path to glory it is not quite what the troops were hoping for. Hours of marching during the day are followed by restless nights' sleep in the rain, ... Read more

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  • With A Field Ambulance At Ypres, Being Letters Written March 7-August 15, 1915

    by William Boyd ...
    As an Allied soldier, the Ypres salient was a hellish tongue of land to serve in during the First World War. Overlooked by German forces, surrounded on three sides by the enemies' guns, with little or no protection from the land features, it became a symbol of the stubborn resistance of the Allied soldier in the thin grim trenches. The troops faced shells, bullets, mortars, grenades and poison on ... Read more

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