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  • The Wars of the French Revolution and Napoleon, 1792-1815

    by Owen Connelly ...
    Series series Warfare and History
    Written by an experienced author and expert in the field, Wars of the French Revolution and Napoleon, 1792-1815 provides a thorough re-examination of the crucial period in the history of France for students of history and military studies.Based on extensive research, and including twenty detailed maps, this study is unique in its focus on the wars of both the French Revolution and Napoleon. Owen ... Read more

    $85.99 CAD

  • The American Military Tradition

    From Colonial Times to the Present

    by Owen Connelly, Jerome A. Greene, Christopher C. Harmon, Walter L. Hixson, Pierce C. Mullen, David Valaik, H P. Willmott, David R. Woodward, Kevin Gannon, William Garrett Piston ...
    In The American Military Tradition historians John M. Carroll and Colin F. Baxter gather an esteemed group of military historians to explore the pivotal issues and themes in American warfare from the Colonial era to the present conflict in Iraq. From the reliance on militia and the Minutemen of the American Revolution to the all-volunteer specialized troops of today, these twelve essays analyze ... Read more

    $71.99 CAD

  • On War and Leadership

    The Words of Combat Commanders from Frederick the Great to Norman Schwarzkopf

    by Michael Owen Connelly ...
    What can we learn about leadership and the experience of war from the best combat leaders the world has ever known? This book takes us behind the scenes and to the front lines of the major wars of the past 250 years through the words of twenty combat commanders. What they have to say--which is remarkably similar across generational, national, and ideological divides--is a fascinating take on ... Read more

    $47.99 CAD

  • Blundering to Glory

    Napoleon's Military Campaigns

    by Owen Connelly ...
    Renowned for its accuracy, brevity, and readability, this book has long been the gold standard of concise histories of the Napoleonic Wars. Now in an updated and revised edition, it is unique in its portrayal of one of the world's great generals as a scrambler who never had a plan, strategic or tactical, that did not break down or change of necessity in the field. Distinguished historian Owen ... Read more

    $52.99 CAD

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    by Adolf Galland ...
    Adolf "Dolfo" Joseph Ferdinand Galland (1912 -1996) was a German Luftwaffe General and one of the greatest flying aces of World War II. He flew 705 combat missions, and fought on the Western and the Defence of the Reich fronts. On four occasions he survived being shot down, and he was credited with an astonishing 104 aerial victories, all of them against the Western Allies. He is a legend of air ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

  • 1812

    Napoleon’s Fatal March on Moscow

    by Adam Zamoyski ...
    Adam Zamoyski’s bestselling account of Napoleon’s invasion of Russia and his catastrophic retreat from Moscow, events that had a profound effect on European history.In 1812 the most powerful man in the world assembled the largest army in history and marched on Moscow with the intention of consolidating his dominion. But within months, Napoleon’s invasion of Russia – history’s first example of ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Rites of Peace

    The Fall of Napoleon and the Congress of Vienna

    by Adam Zamoyski ...
    Following on from his epic ‘1812: Napoleon's Fatal March on Moscow’, bestselling author Adam Zamoyski has written the dramatic story of the Congress of Vienna.In the wake of his disastrous Russian campaign of 1812, Napoleon's imperious grip on Europe began to weaken, raising the question of how the Continent was to be reconstructed after his defeat. There were many who dreamed of a peace to end ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • The Allies Strike Back, 1941–1943

    by James Holland ...
    Series series The War in the West
    Volume two in this "expert, anecdote-filled, thoroughly entertaining" history of WWII follows The Rise of Germany as the Allied forces turn the tides ( Kirkus).James Holland's The Rise of Germany, the first volume in his War in the West trilogy, was widely praised for his impeccable research and lively narrative. Covering the dawn of World War II, it ended at a point when the Nazi war machine ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Waterloo: The Campaign of 1815, Volume 1

    From Elba to Ligny and Quatre Bras

    by John Hussey ...
    This, the fourth volume in Andrew Field's highly praised study of the Waterloo campaign from the French perspective, depicts in vivid detail the often neglected final phase the rout and retreat of Napoleon's army. The text is based exclusively on French eyewitness accounts which give an inside view of the immediate aftermath of the battle and carry the story through to the army's disbandment in ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Disaster at Stalingrad

    An Alternate History

    by Peter Tsouras ...
    A fascinating "what if" history of one of World War II's most iconic battles.It is early September 1942 and the German commander of the Sixth Army, General Paulus, assisted by the Fourth Panzer Army, is poised to advance on the Russian city of Stalingrad. His primary mission was to take the city, crushing this crucial center of communication and manufacturing, and to secure the valuable oil fields ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Vienna, 1814

    How the Conquerors of Napoleon Made Love, War, and Peace at the Congress of Vienna

    by David King ...
    “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 SummerVienna, 1814 is an evocative and brilliantly researched account of the most audacious and extravagant peace conference in modern European history. With the feared Napoleon Bonaparte presumably ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

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  • Fighting for Napoleon

    French Soldiers' Letters, 1799–1815

    by Bernard Wilkin, René Wilkin ...
    True, first-hand accounts of combat and soldiering from the men who fought for Napoleon Bonparte and the First French Empire: "Fascinating stuff" (Stuart Asquith, author of Military Modelling).The French side of the Napoleonic Wars is often presented from a strategic point of view, or in terms of military organization and battlefield tactics, or through officers' memoirs. Fighting for Napoleon: ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus