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The Bloody Reign of Napoleon

Eyewitness Memoirs, Strategy, and the Human Cost of Empire from Russia to Waterloo

by Napoleon Bonaparte, Charles Downer Hazen, Carl Von Clausewitz, Comte de Philippe-Paul Ségur, Frederic Shoberl, Charles Cornwallis Chesney, S. E. Winbolt, Charles Dalton, Marcelin Marbot, Adrien Bourgogne, Moyle Sherer, Robert Southey, William Lawrence, William Surtees, John Kincaid, William Henry Fitchett, George Simmons, Donat Henchy O'Brien, Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne, Louis Constant Wairy, William Milligan Sloane ...

The Bloody Reign of Napoleon assembles a capacious archive of Napoleonic war, empire, and memory, juxtaposing military analysis, diplomatic chronicle, memoir, biography, and battlefield testimony. Its range extends from strategic reflections on campaigns and command to intimate accounts of marching, privation, captivity, and the human cost of imperial ambition. Major episodes—including the ... Read more

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The Bloody Reign of Napoleon assembles a capacious archive of Napoleonic war, empire, and memory, juxtaposing military analysis, diplomatic chronicle, memoir, biography, and battlefield testimony. Its range extends from strategic reflections on campaigns and command to intimate accounts of marching, privation, captivity, and the human cost of imperial ambition. Major episodes—including the
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Twenty-Five Years in the Rifle Brigade

by William Surtees ...

"Twenty-Five Years in the Rifle Brigade" by William Surtees is a captivating memoir that chronicles the author's extensive military career. Surtees, a soldier in the Rifle Brigade, provides a vivid account of his experiences, detailing the challenges and triumphs faced during his service. The narrative is rich with personal anecdotes, offering readers a glimpse into the life of a soldier in the ... Read more

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"Twenty-Five Years in the Rifle Brigade" by William Surtees is a captivating memoir that chronicles the author's extensive military career. Surtees, a soldier in the Rifle Brigade, provides a vivid account of his experiences, detailing the challenges and triumphs faced during his service. The narrative is rich with personal anecdotes, offering readers a glimpse into the life of a soldier in the
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Napoleon vs. Great Britain – History of the Conflict

Campaigns, Memoirs, and British Memory from the Peninsular War to Waterloo

by S. E. Winbolt, Charles Cornwallis Chesney, Joseph Moyle Sherer, William Lawrence, William Surtees, William Henry Fitchett, George Simmons, John Kincaid, Donat Henchy O'Brien, Robert Southey ...

Napoleon vs. Great Britain – History of the Conflict assembles a capacious record of the Napoleonic era, tracing the struggle between imperial ambition and British military, naval, and political resistance. Its materials range from campaign narrative and eyewitness recollection to retrospective history, memoir, and literary reflection. Accounts of the Peninsular campaigns, battlefield endurance, ... Read more

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Napoleon vs. Great Britain – History of the Conflict assembles a capacious record of the Napoleonic era, tracing the struggle between imperial ambition and British military, naval, and political resistance. Its materials range from campaign narrative and eyewitness recollection to retrospective history, memoir, and literary reflection. Accounts of the Peninsular campaigns, battlefield endurance,
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The Rise and Fall of Napoleon

Eyewitness Memoirs, Military Strategy, and the European Legacy of Empire, Exile, and Waterloo

by Napoleon Bonaparte, Carl Von Clausewitz, Charles Downer Hazen, Alexandre Dumas, Comte de Philippe-Paul Ségur, Frederic Shoberl, Charles Cornwallis Chesney, S. E. Winbolt, Charles Dalton, Marcelin Marbot, Adrien Bourgogne, Moyle Sherer, Robert Southey, William Lawrence, William Surtees, John Kincaid, William Henry Fitchett, George Simmons, Donat Henchy O'Brien, Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne, Louis Constant Wairy, William Milligan Sloane ...

The Rise and Fall of Napoleon assembles a capacious documentary and literary portrait of the Napoleonic age, tracing the transformation of revolutionary general into imperial ruler and defeated exile. Military analysis, memoir, biography, eyewitness recollection, political history, and romance-inflected narrative coexist here, illuminating battlefield strategy alongside courtly ceremony, private ... Read more

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The Rise and Fall of Napoleon assembles a capacious documentary and literary portrait of the Napoleonic age, tracing the transformation of revolutionary general into imperial ruler and defeated exile. Military analysis, memoir, biography, eyewitness recollection, political history, and romance-inflected narrative coexist here, illuminating battlefield strategy alongside courtly ceremony, private
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Napoleonic Wars in History & Memories

Memoirs, Strategy, and Eyewitness Voices from Russia, Waterloo, and the Peninsular War

by Napoleon Bonaparte, Carl Von Clausewitz, Charles Downer Hazen, Alexandre Dumas, Comte de Philippe-Paul Ségur, Frederic Shoberl, Charles Cornwallis Chesney, S. E. Winbolt, Charles Dalton, Marcelin Marbot, Adrien Bourgogne, Moyle Sherer, Robert Southey, William Lawrence, William Surtees, John Kincaid, William Henry Fitchett, George Simmons, Donat Henchy O'Brien, Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne, Louis Constant Wairy, William Milligan Sloane ...

Napoleonic Wars in History & Memories assembles a richly variegated archive of conflict, empire, and remembrance. Military analysis, campaign narrative, memoir, biography, political history, and literary re-creation illuminate the wars from the councils of power to the privations of the marching soldier. Accounts of Austerlitz, the Peninsular conflict, the Russian campaign, Waterloo, and exile ... Read more

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Napoleonic Wars in History & Memories assembles a richly variegated archive of conflict, empire, and remembrance. Military analysis, campaign narrative, memoir, biography, political history, and literary re-creation illuminate the wars from the councils of power to the privations of the marching soldier. Accounts of Austerlitz, the Peninsular conflict, the Russian campaign, Waterloo, and exile
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Twenty-Five years in the Rifle Brigade

by Quartermaster William Surtees ...

A thoughtful account from the ranks of the Rifle Brigade, by a former enlisted man who raised himself to the rank of quarter-master and served throughout the Peninsular War and the expedition to America which met with a disastrous end at New Orleans. Surtees' account of his service with the famed 95th rifles is littered with vivid descriptions of the battles and actions that he was engaged ... Read more

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A thoughtful account from the ranks of the Rifle Brigade, by a former enlisted man who raised himself to the rank of quarter-master and served throughout the Peninsular War and the expedition to America which met with a disastrous end at New Orleans. Surtees' account of his service with the famed 95th rifles is littered with vivid descriptions of the battles and actions that he was engaged
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A British Rifleman - the Journals and Correspondence of Major George Simmons, Rifle Brigade, during the Peninsular war and the campaign of Waterloo

by Major George Simmons ...

The journals and correspondence of George Simmons add a further lustre to the excellent memoirs and books that men of the 95th Rifles left of the adventures, hard fought actions and grim experiences of the Peninsular War and the Waterloo Campaign. Simmons was commissioned into the 1st Battalion 95th Rifles, a fellow officer of Sir John Kincaid and Sir Harry Smith both of whom left valuable memoirs ... Read more

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The journals and correspondence of George Simmons add a further lustre to the excellent memoirs and books that men of the 95th Rifles left of the adventures, hard fought actions and grim experiences of the Peninsular War and the Waterloo Campaign. Simmons was commissioned into the 1st Battalion 95th Rifles, a fellow officer of Sir John Kincaid and Sir Harry Smith both of whom left valuable memoirs
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Waterloo

Wellington's Victory & Napoleon's Last Campaign

by Christopher Hibbert ...

A portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte, the Duke of Wellington, and the fateful clash of their armies in 1815 from "a remarkably good writer" ( The New York Times). It was the greatest of battles—the defining military engagement of the nineteenth century that forever ended one man's dreams of a European empire unified under his rule. This epoch-defining conflict would ultimately be remembered for the ... Read more

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A portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte, the Duke of Wellington, and the fateful clash of their armies in 1815 from "a remarkably good writer" ( The New York Times). It was the greatest of battles—the defining military engagement of the nineteenth century that forever ended one man's dreams of a European empire unified under his rule. This epoch-defining conflict would ultimately be remembered for the
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A Boy in the Peninsular War

The Services, Adventures and Experiences of Robert Blakeney

by Robert Blakeney ...

In "A Boy in the Peninsular War," Robert Blakeney delivers a poignant narrative that encapsulates the tumultuous experiences of youth amid the chaos of the Napoleonic Wars. Written in an evocative style laden with vivid imagery and emotional depth, Blakeney's prose reflects the psychological complexities of war and the loss of innocence. The novel is set against the backdrop of early 19th-century ... Read more

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In "A Boy in the Peninsular War," Robert Blakeney delivers a poignant narrative that encapsulates the tumultuous experiences of youth amid the chaos of the Napoleonic Wars. Written in an evocative style laden with vivid imagery and emotional depth, Blakeney's prose reflects the psychological complexities of war and the loss of innocence. The novel is set against the backdrop of early 19th-century
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Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte: Complete. With Illustrations

by Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne ...

Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne (July 9, 1769 – February 7, 1834) was a French diplomat, born in Sens. He is famous for his Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte, a work based on years of intimate friendship and professional association. They met at the Military Academy at Brienne in Champagne when eight years old. Described on its title page as the "Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte by Louis Antoine ... Read more

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Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne (July 9, 1769 – February 7, 1834) was a French diplomat, born in Sens. He is famous for his Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte, a work based on years of intimate friendship and professional association. They met at the Military Academy at Brienne in Champagne when eight years old. Described on its title page as the "Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte by Louis Antoine
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The Autobiography of Sergeant Lawrence - A Hero of the Peninsular and Waterloo Campaigns [Illustrated Edition]

by Sergeant William Lawrence ...

Sergeant William Lawrence's account of his life is an interesting addition to the memoirs of the Napoleonic period, not for the style and grace of the prose, as Lawrence was not a highly educated man, although highly observant. What is often missing from other memoirs of the period is that mostly, they are written by the officers, and with some notable exceptions do not give a feel for the way of ... Read more

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Sergeant William Lawrence's account of his life is an interesting addition to the memoirs of the Napoleonic period, not for the style and grace of the prose, as Lawrence was not a highly educated man, although highly observant. What is often missing from other memoirs of the period is that mostly, they are written by the officers, and with some notable exceptions do not give a feel for the way of
... Read more
Memoirs of General Count Rapp, first aide-de-camp to Napoleon

Enriched edition. Insider Account of Napoleon's Reign and the Napoleonic Wars

by comte Jean Rapp, Alicia Stevens ...

In his reflective work, "Memoirs of General Count Rapp, First Aide-de-Camp to Napoleon," Comte Jean Rapp offers a vivid firsthand account of the Napoleonic Wars, capturing the tumultuous events that shaped early 19th-century Europe. Written with an engaging narrative style that merges personal experience with broader historical analysis, Rapp's memoirs are both a military chronicle and a personal ... Read more

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In his reflective work, "Memoirs of General Count Rapp, First Aide-de-Camp to Napoleon," Comte Jean Rapp offers a vivid firsthand account of the Napoleonic Wars, capturing the tumultuous events that shaped early 19th-century Europe. Written with an engaging narrative style that merges personal experience with broader historical analysis, Rapp's memoirs are both a military chronicle and a personal
... Read more

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