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The French Army of the Orient 1798-1801 - Napoleon'S Beloved 'Egyptians' (Paperback): Yves Martin The French Army of the Orient 1798-1801 - Napoleon'S Beloved 'Egyptians' (Paperback)
Yves Martin
R896 R719 Discovery Miles 7 190 Save R177 (20%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

More than 200 years ago - under the inspiration and leadership of Bonaparte - a revolutionary French Army invaded Egypt, then part of the Ottoman Empire; this presence lasted beyond Bonaparte's own departure and subsequent rise to power as First Consul. It ended with another invasion - this time by the British - and the repatriation in France of what was left of the 'Army of the Orient'. The birth of Egyptology; the rise of modern Egypt; the demise of the Ottoman Empire; and start of 'the great game' have all been often told and studied, but what is less well known is that as the French found themselves stranded in a foreign land - profoundly alien to them in culture and climate - they had to adapt to survive. Egypt was a proving ground for many officers and ordinary soldiers who were to rise to prominence during the Napoleonic period. Some of Napoleon's future inner circle - like Davout, Savary and Lasalle - were first spotted by the young Bonaparte in Egypt, and although initially unplanned as such, it turned out to be the first attempt by the French to build a colony on the African continent. It especially led the French Army to adopt totally new clothing and equipment; to organise native units; and even to draft men from faraway Darfur into its own ranks. Drawing from a wealth of original primary material - much of it never published or even seen before - this study focuses on the French Army of the Orient and its organisation, uniforms, equipment and daily life. It aims at providing a renewed and updated image of the French soldier, as told by the surviving archives, memoirs and rare contemporary iconography.

The Battle of Bussaco 27th September, 1810, Between Wellington's Anglo-Portuguese Army and the French Army Under Massena... The Battle of Bussaco 27th September, 1810, Between Wellington's Anglo-Portuguese Army and the French Army Under Massena (Paperback)
G.L. Chambers
R467 Discovery Miles 4 670 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The uniforms ot the British Loyal Volunteer Corps 1798-1799 (Paperback, 28th Swu-Nap ed.): Luca Stefano Cristini The uniforms ot the British Loyal Volunteer Corps 1798-1799 (Paperback, 28th Swu-Nap ed.)
Luca Stefano Cristini; Illustrated by Thomas Rowlandson
R868 Discovery Miles 8 680 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Battle of Bussaco 27th September, 1810, Between Wellington's Anglo-Portuguese Army and the French Army Under Massena... The Battle of Bussaco 27th September, 1810, Between Wellington's Anglo-Portuguese Army and the French Army Under Massena (Hardcover)
G.L. Chambers
R773 Discovery Miles 7 730 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Britain, Portugal and South America in the Napoleonic Wars - Alliances and Diplomacy in Economic Maritime Conflict (Hardcover):... Britain, Portugal and South America in the Napoleonic Wars - Alliances and Diplomacy in Economic Maritime Conflict (Hardcover)
Martin Robson
R4,190 Discovery Miles 41 900 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In the maelstrom of Napoleonic Europe, Britain remained defiant, resisting French imperial ambitions. This Anglo-French rivalry was, essentially, a politico-economic conflict for pre-eminence fought on a global scale and it reached a zenith in 1806-1808 with France's apparent dominance of Continental Europe. Britain reacted swiftly and decisively to implement maritime-based strategies to limit French military and commercial gains in Europe, while protecting British overseas interests. The policy is particularly evident in relations with Britain's "Ancient Ally": Portugal. That country and, by association her South American empire, became the front line in the battle between Napoleon's ambitions and British maritime security. Shedding new light on British war aims and maritime strategy, this is an essential work for scholars of the Napoleonic Wars and British political, diplomatic, economic and maritime/military history.

Uniforms of Russian army during the years 1825-1855 - Vol. 10 - General, major staff, aide de camp and others (Paperback):... Uniforms of Russian army during the years 1825-1855 - Vol. 10 - General, major staff, aide de camp and others (Paperback)
Aleksandr Vasilevich Viskovatov
R1,100 Discovery Miles 11 000 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Uniforms of Russian army during the years 1825-1855 vol. 05 - Engineers, general staff, garrison and others (Paperback):... Uniforms of Russian army during the years 1825-1855 vol. 05 - Engineers, general staff, garrison and others (Paperback)
Aleksandr Vasilevich Viskovatov; Adapted by Luca Stefano Cristini; Translated by Mark Conrad
R979 Discovery Miles 9 790 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Uniforms of Russian army during the years 1825-1855 vol. 06 - Invalid, garrison, arsenal and other (Paperback): Aleksandr... Uniforms of Russian army during the years 1825-1855 vol. 06 - Invalid, garrison, arsenal and other (Paperback)
Aleksandr Vasilevich Viskovatov; Adapted by Luca Stefano Cristini; Translated by Mark Conrad
R981 Discovery Miles 9 810 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Uniforms of Russian army during the years 1825-1855 vol. 07 - Guards infantry & Guards cuirassier regiments (Paperback):... Uniforms of Russian army during the years 1825-1855 vol. 07 - Guards infantry & Guards cuirassier regiments (Paperback)
Aleksandr Vasilevich Viskovatov; Adapted by Luca Stefano Cristini; Translated by Mark Conrad
R1,041 Discovery Miles 10 410 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Wellingtons Campaigns - Peninsula - Waterloo 1808 - 15. Also Moore's Campaign of Corunna. For Military Students... Wellingtons Campaigns - Peninsula - Waterloo 1808 - 15. Also Moore's Campaign of Corunna. For Military Students (Paperback)
C.W. Robinson
R1,899 Discovery Miles 18 990 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Special Campaign Series - FROM BOULOGNE TO AUSTERLITZ: Napoleon's Campaign of 1805 (Paperback): R.G. Burton The Special Campaign Series - FROM BOULOGNE TO AUSTERLITZ: Napoleon's Campaign of 1805 (Paperback)
R.G. Burton
R653 Discovery Miles 6 530 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The SPECIAL CAMPAIGN SERIES - NAPOLEON'S CAMPAIGNS IN ITALY: 1796-1797 and 1800 (Paperback): R.G. Burton The SPECIAL CAMPAIGN SERIES - NAPOLEON'S CAMPAIGNS IN ITALY: 1796-1797 and 1800 (Paperback)
R.G. Burton
R676 Discovery Miles 6 760 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Waterloo: The 1815 Campaign, Volume II - From Waterloo to the Restoration of Peace in Europe (Hardcover): John Hussey Waterloo: The 1815 Campaign, Volume II - From Waterloo to the Restoration of Peace in Europe (Hardcover)
John Hussey
R950 R772 Discovery Miles 7 720 Save R178 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The concluding volume of this work provides a fresh description of the climatic battle of Waterloo placed in the context of the whole campaign. It discusses several vexed questions: Bl cher s intentions for the battle, Wellington s choice of site, his reasons for placing substantial forces at Hal, the placement of Napoleon s artillery, who authorised the French cavalry attacks, Grouchy s role on 18 and 19 June, Napoleon s own statements on the Garde s formation in the final attack, and the climactic moment when the Prussians reached Wellington s troops near la Belle Alliance. Close attention is paid to the negotiations that led to the capitulation of Paris, and subsequent French claims. The allegations of Las Cases and later historians that Napoleon s surrender to Captain Maitland of the Bellerophon amounted to entrapment are also examined. After a survey of the peace settlement of 1815, the book concludes with a masterly chapter reviewing the whole story of the 1815 campaign.

Waterloo - The Battle That Brought Down Napoleon (Paperback): Jeremy Black Waterloo - The Battle That Brought Down Napoleon (Paperback)
Jeremy Black 1
R304 R138 Discovery Miles 1 380 Save R166 (55%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A masterly and concise reinterpretation of one of the seminal events in modern history, by one of the world's foremost military historians. The battle on Sunday 18th June 1815, near Waterloo, Belgium was to be Napoleon's greatest triumph - but it ended in one of the greatest military upsets of all time. Waterloo became a legend overnight and remains one of the most argued-over battles in history. Lord Wellington immortally dubbed it 'the nearest-run thing you ever saw in your life,' but the British victory became iconic, a triumph of endurance that ensured a 19th century world in which Britain played the key role; it was also a defining moment for the French, bringing Napoleon I's reign to an end and closing the second Hundred Years' War. Alongside the great drama and powerful characters, Jeremy Black gives readers a fascinating look at where this battle belongs in the larger story of the tectonic power shifts in Europe, and the story of military modernisation. The result is a revelatory view of Waterloo's place in the broader historical arc.

The Grandest Battle - the Campaign of Ulm and Austerlitz, 1805 (Hardcover): George Armand Furse The Grandest Battle - the Campaign of Ulm and Austerlitz, 1805 (Hardcover)
George Armand Furse; Edited by John H Lewis
R868 Discovery Miles 8 680 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Scot's Grey at Waterloo - The Remarkable Story of Sergeant William Clarke (Hardcover, Annotated edition): Gareth Glover A Scot's Grey at Waterloo - The Remarkable Story of Sergeant William Clarke (Hardcover, Annotated edition)
Gareth Glover
R775 R636 Discovery Miles 6 360 Save R139 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

William Clarke of Prestonpans, Scotland, joined the 2nd Royal North British Dragoons, the Scots Greys, in 1803\. Clarke had risen to the rank of sergeant by the time the regiment was ordered to Belgium on the news that Napoleon had escaped from Elba. Forming part of what became known as the Union Brigade, the Scots Greys played a key role in Napoleon s defeat at Waterloo. The John Rylands Library, Manchester, recently acquired William Clarke s 600-page, hand-written memoir describing his enlistment and military career, the highlight of which was the Waterloo campaign, which he describes in unusual detail in the vernacular of the day, presented and annotated by the renowned historian Garth Glover. Thanks to this rare discovery, the reader can follow the movements of the Scots Greys at every stage of the action throughout the three days from Quatre-Bras to that climatic encounter on the Mont St Jean. Clarke naturally portrays the charge of the Union Brigade in dramatic and heroic terms, but he claims that the man who led the charge, Major General William Ponsonby, was killed by a musket ball and not cut down by French cavalry, as is usually stated, for recklessly charging too far. After the battle, Clarke was part of the Burial Party. He then graphically describes the sad scene as he does the trail of the defeated French army as the pursuing Prussians cut a merciless path on their way to Paris. A Scots Grey at Waterloo provides the reader with an exceptionally in-depth account of the actions of the cavalry at Waterloo that will mark this memoir out as one of the most significant to have been published in the last 200 years.

From Grand Duchy to Modern State - Political History of Finland Since 1809 (Hardcover, Rev And Updated Ed.): Osmo Jussila, Etc,... From Grand Duchy to Modern State - Political History of Finland Since 1809 (Hardcover, Rev And Updated Ed.)
Osmo Jussila, Etc, Seppo Hentila, Jukka Nevakivi; Translated by David Arter
R1,328 R1,225 Discovery Miles 12 250 Save R103 (8%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume traces the political history of Finland from 1809 to 1998, a history that has been dominated by the country's geopolitical situation as a country that lies between Eastern and Western Europe.

The Grandest Battle - the Campaign of Ulm and Austerlitz, 1805 (Paperback): George Armand Furse The Grandest Battle - the Campaign of Ulm and Austerlitz, 1805 (Paperback)
George Armand Furse; Edited by John H Lewis
R573 Discovery Miles 5 730 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Assault on Bergen-op-Zoom, 1814 - a British Army Defeat in Holland by Napoleon's French Forces (Hardcover): John... The Assault on Bergen-op-Zoom, 1814 - a British Army Defeat in Holland by Napoleon's French Forces (Hardcover)
John Murray Graham, Alex M Delavoye, Percy Groves
R676 Discovery Miles 6 760 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Great Contest - Britain, Wellington & the War with Napoleonic France, 1800-1815 (Hardcover): Charles Oman The Great Contest - Britain, Wellington & the War with Napoleonic France, 1800-1815 (Hardcover)
Charles Oman; Edited by John H Lewis
R773 Discovery Miles 7 730 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Wellington's Army - the Commanders, Organisation, Tactics and Equipage of the British Army During the Peninsular War,... Wellington's Army - the Commanders, Organisation, Tactics and Equipage of the British Army During the Peninsular War, 1809-14 (Hardcover)
Charles Oman
R822 Discovery Miles 8 220 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Illustrated General Craufurd and His Light Division - the Military Career of Wellington's Belligerent General During... The Illustrated General Craufurd and His Light Division - the Military Career of Wellington's Belligerent General During the Peninsular War with a Short Biography of General Craufurd (Paperback)
Alexander H. Craufurd, John William Cole
R468 Discovery Miles 4 680 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Ulm Campaign 1805 - The Special Campaign Series (Paperback): F.N. Maude The Ulm Campaign 1805 - The Special Campaign Series (Paperback)
F.N. Maude
R748 Discovery Miles 7 480 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The WATERLOO CAMPAIGN A Study - The Special Campaign Series (Paperback): Sisson C. Pratt The WATERLOO CAMPAIGN A Study - The Special Campaign Series (Paperback)
Sisson C. Pratt
R711 Discovery Miles 7 110 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Invasion of France, 1814 - The Special Campaign Series (Paperback): F. W. O. Maycock The Invasion of France, 1814 - The Special Campaign Series (Paperback)
F. W. O. Maycock
R725 Discovery Miles 7 250 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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