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  • The Peninsular War

    by Oliver Hayes ...
    The Peninsular War was a savage war fought as part of the Napoleonic Wars that convulsed Europe for more than a decade. They saw set piece battles, guerrilla campaigns, sieges and every form of warfare known to the early 19th century.The Peninsular War began when the citizens of Madrid rebelled against the rule of a new French king imposed on them by the French Emperor Napoleon. The fighting ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Pyrenees - 1813

    Bretwalda Battles, #18

    by Oliver Hayes ...
    Series Book 18 - Bretwalda Battles
    By the summer of 1813 the Peninsular War had reached a crisis. The British army under Wellington was poised to invade France, but he was faced by the towering Pyrenees mountains and the cunning French Marshal Soult. What followed was a classic campaign of mountain fighting.The British, Portuguese and Spanish armies of Lord Wellington had defeated the French in Spain and were poised to invade ... Read more

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  • The Battle of Talavera 1809

    Bretwalda Battles, #14

    by Oliver Hayes ...
    Series Book 14 - Bretwalda Battles
    At Talavera a British army under Sir Arthur Wellesley (later the Duke of Wellington) tried to link up with a Spanish army under General Cuesta to ambush a French corps under Marshal Victor. But things went wrong and the British had to fight their way to safety.This book forms part of the Bretwalda Battles series on The Peninsular War.The book outlines the Peninsular War up to the start of the ... Read more

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  • The Fall of Denmark (1940) - part of the Bretwalda Battles series

    Bretwalda Battles, #11

    by Oliver Hayes ...
    Series Book 11 - Bretwalda Battles
    In 1940 Hitler's Germany launched an unprovoked attack on little Denmark. The campaign was meticulously planned and over in hours. It saw the first ever use of paratroops in war, the first German amphibious landings of the war and the threat of terror bombing of cities and towns.The Fall of Denmark is often overlooked by historians as the campaign was over in a matter of hours. But the campaign ... Read more

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  • The Papal Prophecies - St Malachy and the Doom of the Popes

    by Oliver Hayes ...
    NOW UPDATED FOR POPE FRANCISFor at least five centuries scholars have puzzled over a document known as The Papal Prophecies that were ascribed to St Malachy, an Irish cleric who died in 1148. The Prophecies clearly state that both Rome and the Papacy will be destroyed at some date in the early 21st century. Given that this date is now upon us, it is worth taking a closer look at the Papal ... Read more

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  • The Battle of Albuera 1811

    Bretwalda Battles, #20

    by Oliver Hayes ...
    Series Book 20 - Bretwalda Battles
    Key note: The Battle of Albuera was one of the bloodiest, and yet least decisive of the battles fought in the Peninsular War.In the spring of 1811, the French armies in Portgual were in headlong retreat, falling back into Spain to regroup. As they fell back they left a powerful garrison in the great fortress town of Badajoz, soon put under siege by the British commander, Arthur Wellesley, better ... Read more

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  • The Retreat to Corunna

    Bretwalda Battles, #21

    by Oliver Hayes ...
    Series Book 21 - Bretwalda Battles
    The Retreat to Corunna was a spectacular defeat for the British Army, yet it managed to save its reputation by carrying out one of the great fighting retreats of military history.In 1808 a British army under Sir John Moore advanced from its base at Lisbon into Spain to aid Spanish armies fighting against a French invasion led by the Emperor Napoleon himself. As the British approached Madrid they ... Read more

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  • San Sebastian 1813

    by Oliver Hayes ...
    By the summer of 1813 the Peninsular War had reached a crisis. The Port of San Sebastian had to be captured, and captured fast if Wellington's British armies were to avoid a humiliating retreat due to lack of supplies. But in San Sebastian was the wily French commander Louis Rey. The scene was set for a classic siege campaign.The British, Portuguese and Spanish armies of Lord Wellington had ... Read more

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  • The Battle of Kabul (1879) - part of the Bretwalda Battles series

    Bretwalda Battles, #10

    by Oliver Hayes ...
    Series Book 10 - Bretwalda Battles
    With British & American troops again in Afghanistan, this book looks back to a previous conflict when Islamic fundamentalists again sought to overthrow the government of Afghanistan and British troops went in to pacify the area.In September 1879 rebels against Emir Yaqub Khan massacred the British residents of Kabul. The British put together a column of 7,000 men to march on Kabul, punish the ... Read more

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  • Niall of the Nine Hostages - Celtic Twilight

    by Oliver Hayes ...
    The mighty warrior king Niall Noígíallach dominates the twilight world between history and legend. He was one of the greatest of the High Kings of Ireland in prehistoric days, but one of the least known to modern historians. He gave rise to the powerful and widespread O'Neil (Ui Neill) dynasty of rulers, but even the century in which he lived is obscure. He was a pagan, but his reign prepared the ... Read more

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  • The Female Pope - The True Story of Pope Joan

    by Oliver Hayes ...
    For many centuries it was accepted almost without discussion that the priesthood, and pastoral work more generally, was exclusively a male domain. Women had a role within the Christian Church, as nuns or lay workers, but the giving of the sacraments was seen as a male preserve. And yet for centuries rumours and legends have swirled about that one woman did get to be pope in Rome. The Catholic ... Read more

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  • Quantum Computing

    The Future of AI and Blockchain Technology

    by Oliver M. Hayes ...
    Quantum Computing: The Future of AI and Blockchain Technology is a clear, engaging, and forward-looking guide to one of the most important technology shifts of the modern age. Written for curious readers, students, entrepreneurs, investors, digital professionals, and anyone interested in the future of computing, this book explains quantum computing in a way that is understandable without stripping ... Read more

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