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  • Memoirs of Sergeant Bourgogne (1812-1813)

    by Paul Cottin ...
    This is a fascinating account of Napoleon and his Grande Armée invading Russia and then the torturous retreat that is now a by-word for poor military leadership and even worse decision making. Written by an officer serving under Napoleon, it gives a heart stopping first person view of one of the most famous botched campaigns in military history, a campaign that ended with 30,000 troops returning ... Read more

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  • Waterloo 1815: Captain Mercer's Journal

    this brand new 2011 edition features Alexander Cavalié Mercers account of the battle of Waterloo. As an artillery officer at the sharp end Mercer was there at the defining moments of the battle; this is his eye-witness account of the events that lead to Napoleons final defeat in June 1815. Featuring original engravings and paintings from the period plus later images from the Illustrated London ... Read more

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  • NAPOLEONIC WARS - Historical Novels & Novellas by Arthur Conan Doyle (Illustrated) (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. Historical Adventure Collection, Including 2 Novels & 19 Short Stories set in the Napoleonic Era

    This illustrated collection gathers Arthur Conan Doyle's Napoleonic fiction, including his spirited historical novels and novellas set amid the upheavals of Revolutionary and Imperial Europe. Blending adventure, military romance, and carefully staged historical atmosphere, these works move from battlefields and borderlands to salons, prisons, and camps. Doyle's prose is brisk, dramatic, and ... Read more

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  • 1812: Napoleon in Moscow

    This account of Napoleon's disastrous invasion of Russia, in the words of those who experienced it, offers "a brilliant insight into men at war" (David G. Chandler, author of The Campaigns of Napoleon).Hundreds of thousands of men set out on that midsummer day of 1812. None could have imagined the terrors and hardships to come.They'd been lured all the way to Moscow without having achieved the ... Read more

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  • Sevastopol Sketches (Sebastopol Sketches)

    by Leo Tolstoy ...
    "Sevastopol Sketches (Sebastopol Sketches)" is a collection of three works of historical fiction in which Tolstoy draws upon his real life experiences during the Siege of Sevastopol. The titular location draws its name from that of a city in Crimea and takes place during the Crimean war. The three tales in this collection are respectively titled "Sevastopol in December", "Sevastopol in May", and ... Read more

    $3.99 CAD

  • Into The Battle With Napoleon 1812: The Journey of Jakob Walter

    This is the contemporary account of Jakob Walter, a Westphalian conscript in Napoleons Grande Armée. Walter took part in the Emperors campaigns against Prussia, Austria and finally, the disastrous Russian campaign of 1812. This is what it really meant to march with the Emperor. This volume is illustrated throughout with the watercolours produced by Albrecht Adam, another German who served in the ... Read more

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  • Captain Coignet

    A Soldier of Napoleon's Imperial Guard from the Italian Campaign to Waterloo

    Jean-Roch Coignet (1776-1865) was a French soldier who served in the military campaigns of the Consulate and First French Empire, up through the Battle of Waterloo.He later wrote his memoirs detailing his military service, The Notebooks of Captain Coignet, which are still being reprinted. ... Read more

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  • The Exploits and Adventures of Brigadier Gerard

    There is no braver officer in Napoleon’s cavalry than étienne Gerard – especially in his own opinion. Whether kidnapped by gangs of brigands or outnumbered by enemy troops, the plucky little soldier is constantly gallant, chivalrous and ready to face any danger, even if he doesn’t always think before he acts.With great gusto Gerard recounts the swashbuckling exploits and adventures of his ... Read more

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  • 1812: The Great Retreat

    The third volume of this in-depth study examines Napoleon's dramatic retreat from Russia with vividly detailed and newly translated firsthand accounts.Napoleon's invasion of Russia was one of history's most disastrous military campaigns. Historian Paul Austin vividly captures the entire campaign in his magisterial 1812 trilogy. His previous books brought the Grand Armee to the empty victory over ... Read more

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  • With Napoleon's Guard in Russia

    The Memoirs of Major Vionnet, 1812

    Major Louis Joseph Vionnets memoirs of Napoleons disastrous 1812 campaign in Russia are readable, detailed, and full of personal anecdote and vivid glimpses into the life of the nineteenth-century soldier. His account concentrates in particular on the retreat from Moscow, but he was present at all the major actions and followed the entire course of the campaign from the opening moves in July 1812 ... Read more

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  • In the Foreign Legion

    by Erwin Rosen ...
    "In the Foreign Legion" by Erwin Rosen is a gripping narrative that delves into the life of soldiers in one of the most storied military units in history. The book captures the essence of camaraderie, sacrifice, and the harsh realities faced by legionnaires. Through vivid descriptions and personal anecdotes, Rosen paints a picture of the challenges and triumphs experienced by those who serve in ... Read more

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  • Memoirs of a French Napoleonic Officer

    Jean-Baptiste Barres, Chasseur of the Imperial Guard

    Series series The Napoleonic Library
    A personal account by a soldier serving in Napoleon's army who was also a witness to his coronation as emperor and other historic events.These lively memoirs date from the time of Jean-Baptiste Barrès's entry into the Chasseurs Velites (skirmishers, or light infantry) of Napoleon's Imperial Guard in 1804. Always modest in recounting his own exploits, Barrès was not only at the cannon's mouth, but ... Read more

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