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A história de quatro dias, três exércitos e três batalhas. O confronto que deteve Napoleão Em seu primeiro trabalho de não ficção, Bernard Cornwell combina suas habilidades narrativas com uma pesquisa histórica meticulosamente construída para...

O imperador voltara. “O monstro está a solta”, dizia um jornal. Imediatamente, soberanos de toda a Europa declararam guerra àquele homem. Exércitos de todo o continente começaram a se mobilizar para invadir a França e deter Napoleão Bonaparte. Ele só...

Some battles change nothing. Waterloo changed almost everything.' On the 18th June, 1815 the armies of France, Britain and Prussia descended upon a quiet valley south of Brussels. In the previous three days the French army had beaten the British at...

Originally published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the battle of Waterloo, this experlty researched volume looks at all the different aspects of the 100-day campaign which has become synonymous with the Napoleonic Wars and saw the...

Excerpt from Waterloo The answer of history to this question is, no. Even had Napoleon won on that day he would have lost in the long run. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at...

An exciting retelling of one of the moments that shook the world - Waterloo, one of the truly decisive battles of history.In 'Waterloo', Roberts provides not only a fizzing account of one of the most significant forty-eight hour periods of all time,...

An exploration of the conflict that ended the reign of Napoleon draws on new evidence about how the battle was lost, offering extensive background information about the political, strategic, and historical factors of the time while sharing new...

At the Battle of Waterloo Sir William Ponsonby, a man who the Duke of Wellington stated had ‘rendered very brilliant and important services and was an ornament to his profession’, was killed by French lancers after leading the Union Brigade (the...

#1 Bestseller in the U.K.From the New York Times bestselling author and master of martial fiction comes the definitive, illustrated history of one of the greatest battles ever fought—a riveting nonfiction chronicle published to commemorate the 200th...

More has probably been written about the Waterloo campaign than almost any other in history. It was the climax of the Napoleonic Wars and forms a watershed in both European and world history. However, the lethal combination of national bias, wilful...

German troops formed the majority of Wellington's forces present at the Battle of Waterloo including those of Nassau, Brunswick, Hanover and the King's German Legion, and they have left a large number of first-hand accounts of their role in the...

The story of the Battle of Waterloo – of the ultimate defeat of Napoleon and the French, the triumph of Wellington, Blücher and their allied armies - is most often told from the viewpoint of the victors, not the vanquished. Even after 200 years of...

The story of the Battle of Waterloo – of the ultimate defeat of Napoleon and the French, the triumph of Wellington, Blücher and their allied armies - is most often told from the viewpoint of the victors, not the vanquished. Even after 200 years of...

The Battle of Waterloo marked the climax of four extraordinary months. Napoleon returned from exile, ousted the unpopular King Louis XVIII, and then turned to launch a pre-emptive strike against the Allied armies assembling in the United Netherlands....

What better way to 'read' the momentous Battle of Waterloo than to follow the movements of the main military commanders on that fateful day (18 June 1815). For the British side of the action, we dog the footsteps, and learn about the decisions and...

Originally published in 1900, this book features excerpts from Alexander Cavalié Mercer's account of the battle of Waterloo. As an artillery officer at the sharp end, this is his eye-witness account of the events that lead to Napoleon's final defeat...

This is the most detailed account of the 2nd Division at Waterloo ever published. It is based on the papers of its commander Sir Henry Clinton and it reveals for the first time the previously unrecognised vital role this division made in the defeat...

After midnight, 19 June 1815...On the battlefield more than 50,000 men and 7,000 horses lie dead and wounded; the wreckage of a once proud French Grande Armée struggles in abject disorder to the Belgian frontier pursued by murderous Prussian lancers;...

The Battles of Quatre Bras and Ligny are often overshadowed by the Battle of Waterloo that took place two days later. Yet the events of 16 June 1815 were crucial, as Napoleon missed his chance of achieving a decisive victory. Peter...

O imperador voltara. 'O monstro está a solta', dizia um jornal. Imediatamente, soberanos de toda a Europa declararam guerra àquele homem. Exércitos de todo o continente começaram a se mobilizar para invadir a França e deter Napoleão Bonaparte. Ele só...

At the Battle of Waterloo Sir William Ponsonby, a man who the Duke of Wellington stated had ‘rendered very brilliant and important services and was an ornament to his profession’, was killed by French lancers after leading the Union Brigade (the...

A história de quatro dias, três exércitos e três batalhas. O confronto que deteve NapoleãoEm seu primeiro trabalho de não ficção, Bernard Cornwell combina suas habilidades narrativas com uma pesquisa histórica meticulosamente construída para...

A fantastic historical novel set around the famous Battle of Waterloo by French author duo Emile Erckmann and Alexandre Chatrian.

These were days of uncertainty and peril, of noble deeds and great sacrifice.An exciting time to be young and adventurous . . . but a dangerous time to fall in love.

Excerpt from Since Waterloo: A Short History of Europe and of the British Empire, 1815 1919 The story of the last century is the story of our own families, carried back scarcely farther than to our grand sires. For if we allow of the century Since...

Excerpt from Wellington Waterloo Fowler) in Military Uniform \illa Velha, Camp at, May 19, 1811 Passage of the Tagus at Vimiera, Battle of Vittoria (after Caricature by Cruikshank) Battle of (after Drawing by Heath) (after Drawing by l'eveque) (after...

A reporter for a small Texas newspaper called the Waterloo Weekly faces multiple setbacks, including the loss of his girlfriend and slacker friends, while trying to cover the first big story of his career as journalist. A first novel.

Waterloo is one of the most famous battles in history and it has given rise to a vast and varied literature. The strategy and tactics of the battle and the entire Waterloo campaign have been analysed at length. The commanders, manoeuvres and critical...

“It could be classified as a mere skirmish, but no other fight of the entire four years’ struggle was followed by such important consequences,” explained former Confederate General Thomas Munford years after the Civil War. “It extinguished the...

WATERLOO ARCHIVE VOLUME IV contains letters and journals written largely in the immediate aftermath of the whirlwind campaign of 1815, both from the frontline troops and the support services, including medical reports and those of civilians. This...

A photographic history of the linked cities of Kitchener, Waterloo, and Cambridge, with images from as early as 1880.

The British archives of the Napoleonic wars are unique, brimming with personal letters to family and friends or journals that record their innermost thoughts. The human aspect of war comes to the fore, the humor and exhilaration; the fears and...

Excerpt from County of Waterloo Gazetteer and General Business Directory, for 1864: Containing a Brief Historical and Descriptive Sketch of the County, Townships, Towns, Villages and Post Offices, With the Names of Residents of Each Locality Arranged...

Excerpt from Paris After Waterloo: Notes Taken at the Time and Hitherto Unpublished, Including A; Revised Edition the Tenth of a Visit to Flanders and the Field Casemo de Facon, one of the hospitals of wounded British - La C_orderie, the hospital of...

The Battle of Quatre Bras was critical to the outcome of the Waterloo campaign - to the victory of the allied armies of Wellington and Blücher, the defeat of the French and the fall of Napoleon. But it has been overshadowed by the two larger-scale...

Excerpt from The Battle of Waterloo, Also of Ligny, and Quartre Bras, Vol. 1: Containing the Series of Accounts Published by Authority, British and Foreign, With Circumstantial Details Relative to the Battles Anecdotes of the Prince of Orange,110 Of...

Basing his story on contemporary letters, diaries and reports and a comprehensive bibliography, John Mollo takes the reader into the heart of the Hussar Brigade in peace and war, depicting its many colourful characters with a sure hand and describing...

'apos;One of the lancers rode by, and stabbed me in the back with his lance. I then turned, and lay with my face upward, and a foot soldier stabbed me with his sword as he walked by. Immediately after, another, with his firelock and bayonet, gave me...

pubOne.info thank you for your continued support and wish to present you this new edition. The letters which are collected in this volume were written from abroad during the opening years of the nineteenth century, at three different periods: after...

A fascinating look at some of the most important battles that have shaped the course of history: including Marathon, Hastings, the Spanish Armada, Saratoga and more.

Excerpt from Journal of a Tour to Waterloo and Paris, in Company With Sir Walter Scott, in 1815 British coast since the conclusion of hostilities we therefore determined to make for Kingston ou-hull, as being the nearest seaport where we could hope...

Excerpt from A Poem on the Battle of Waterloo Sinking, I ask, what critics can't refuse, Respect my heroes, though ye drown their muse. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at...