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THE GREATEST OF BATTLES
The defining military engagement of the nineteenth century. The epic battle that forever ended one man's dreams of a European empire unified under his rule.THE GREATEST OF RIVALS
This epoch-defining conflict would ultimately be remembered for the showdown between two of history's most legendary commanders: the Duke of Wellington, and Napoleon Bonaparte.THE DEFINITIVE ACCOUNT
Divided into three parts, Christopher Hibbert...
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This volume covers the infantry units of Napoleon's Imperial Army, during the crucial years 1800-1815. When the future Emperor assumed control of France, the infantry of his army was disorganized and poorly equipped; it lacked discipline and was trained in a quite old-fashioned way. Napoleon acted very rapidly to resolve the major problems of his foot troops, by giving them a new structure and by teaching them new tactics. By 1805, the French infantry...
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"Just over a century ago British troops were fighting a vicious frontier war against Pashtun tribeman on the North West Frontier--the great-great-grandfathers of the Taliban and tribal insurgents in modern-day Afghanistan. Winston Churchill, then a young cavalry lieutenant, wrote a vivid account of what he saw during his first major campaign. The Story of the Malakand Field Force, published in 1898, was Churchill's first book and, a hundred years...
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In "The Horror Days of Nidwalden" Lukas Stofer reveals the dark side of Swiss history. He relentlessly exposes the failures and selfishness of the old Swiss Confederation that sealed the downfall of the community. Stofer challenges us to rethink the heroic narratives and learn from the past. This book is a memorial that encourages us not to glorify history, but to take responsibility and stand together for a better future.The Dark Side of the Confederation...
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Book Description:"Napoleon Bonaparte: The Enigma Unveiled" is a captivating and comprehensive biography that delves deep into the life and legacy of one of history's most iconic figures. From his humble beginnings on the island of Corsica to his meteoric rise as Emperor of the French, this book offers a detailed and analytical exploration of Napoleon's journey.Through meticulous research and vivid storytelling, readers are invited to peel back the...
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"Politics is the art of the possible," Otto Von Bismarck famously said, and here, in his own words, the art of politics is laid bare by one of the most prominent and influential European statesmen of the nineteenth century. These are the intimate reflections and reminiscences of the man who unified the independent Germanic states into one nation, and whose subsequent promotion of the new country's colonial ambitions earned him the title of the founder...
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"Politics is the art of the possible," Otto Von Bismarck famously said, and here, in his own words, the art of politics is laid bare by one of the most prominent and influential European statesmen of the nineteenth century. These are the intimate reflections and reminiscences of the man who unified the independent Germanic states into one nation, and whose subsequent promotion of the new country's colonial ambitions earned him the title of the founder...
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Rediscovered after 150 years, the life story of Major General Richard G B Wilson has never been published until now. Pursued by Danger is the vivid account of one soldier's survival in his own words.
From Napoleon to the Victorian era, Wilson's reminiscences reveal the action, danger, rivalries, and hard-won rewards of being an army officer in Britain's Royal Artillery. The recently graduated lieutenant was rushed to the war-torn Low Countries, where...
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Denis Pack was one of a phalanx of senior Anglo-Irish officers who served with great distinction in the British army in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars, earning a reputation as one of the Duke of Wellington's most able brigade commanders. Despite his remarkable and varied military career, he hasn't received the individual attention he deserves, but this omission has now been remedied by Marcus de la Poer Beresford's full biography. Pack,...
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War and conflict never occur 'in a vacuum,' as there are always signallers and events that indicate and then dictate the onset of an upheaval. This has been true of relatively minor conflicts such as the Japan – Russo War of (1904 – 1905), the Vietnam War (1963 – 1975), the Afghanistan War (2001 – ongoing) and the major 'total wars' of World War One (1914 – 1918); and World War Two (1939 – 1945). There is a new and emerging war that is...
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Hitler had very definite views on the role of women in Nazi Germany; they were all destined to be wives and mothers. It was their duty to marry and produce lots of children for the future of the Third Reich. Set apart from these 'ordinary' women were a select group of others who were particularly close to him. They lived within his inner circle. They spent their lives in a cocoon, closeted amongst the elite of the nation far removed from the bestiality...
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This book was written by my late father, Dušan Lukich, in the late 1980s and early 1990s and published during 1991. It was a massive project for my father but one he felt compelled to complete for, as he states in the book, the truth about events in the Tromedja area of the former Yugoslavia during WWII needed to be told. As important, he wanted to ensure that the names of those who suffered, fought and died during that time, in that part of the...
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Against the background of controls and restrictions imposed on Germans and Italians living in the United Kingdom at the start of World War 2, four Anglo-German siblings are taken from their home in London and interned: the girl, Ruby Becker, is sent to the Isle of Man via Holloway Prison and her three brothers to a variety of hastily erected and severely overcrowded, poorly run camps and then onto the ill-fated SS Arandora Star.
Whilst Ruby's...
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"Time For Me to Fly" is a dramatization of actual events that occurred leading up to the 17th and final mission of the B-17 Bomber "The Rusty Nail" and its crew on July 29th 1944. The story is presented and told as to how it may have looked through the eyes of SSgt Charles Curtis Campbell. It includes dates,locations and events which actually happened during WWII.
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Domination behavior, using force to control others, is destabilizing and disruptive in families, groups and communities. At the international level, aggressive domination is war - the breakdown of the civilized order. Dr. Metzner tracks the roots of war and domination: in the psychological consequences of violent child abuse; in historical and prehistorical patterns of resource competition; and in mammalian predator behavior gone awry. One can see...
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"(George Washington) cut a dubious figure. He fell into greatness as if it were a chasm and he has suddenly found a parachute. This making of the hero least likely, Miss Sunde has captured in her play. She has also caught the mood of the revolution... She also exposes the remarkable image of a democracy fighting with men who were bound by nothing... ...a nervous amateur ... becomes the legendary figure..." Clive Barnes NEW YORK POST"With a voice both...
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"Operation Zarb-e-Azb: The Pakistani Military Battle Against Militant Groups in North Waziristan" is a comprehensive analysis of one of Pakistan's most significant military operations in its recent history. This book provides an in-depth look at the complex and challenging campaign undertaken by the Pakistani military to combat militant groups in the tribal region of North Waziristan.The narrative begins by setting the geopolitical and historical...
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The relationship between the Catholic Entente (France, Italy, Spain, and Portugal) and the United Kingdom is a powder keg and South America provides the spark. The Organization of American States (an alliance set up by and friendly to the Catholic Entente) invades Colombia and Argentina, attacking British merchant ships in the process. The United Kingdom orders reprisals and the Catholic Entente uses them as an excuse to go to war. At sea, the Entente...
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Unravels the compelling narrative of an extraordinary leader whose life was woven with threads of triumph and threads of heart-rending tragedy in this brief biography. From the seismic events of the French Revolution to the audacious military campaigns that reshaped Europe, this book illuminates Napoleon's indelible mark on history. Witness the clashes with his adversaries, including Archduke Charles and the renowned Duke of Wellington, leading to...
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