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Abell, Lucia Elizabeth Balcombe
To Befriend an Emperor: Betsy Balcombe's
Memoirs of Napoleon on St. Helena
Reviewed by Tom Holmberg
The memoir of the teen who stole an Emperor's heart...
Bonaparte, Napoleon
Le Souper de Beaucaire
or the Supper at Beaucairet
Reviewed by Ira Grossman
Napoleon's early foray into French politics…
Brandt, Heinrich von
In the Legions of Napoleon: The Memoirs
of a Polish Officer in Spain and Russia, 1808-1813
Reviewed by Kevin Kiley
The memoirs of a Polish Parquin who fought in Napoleon's armies
from the Spanish peninsula to the snows of Russia...
Brown, William
With the 45th at Badajoz, Salamanca,
and Vittoria
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
This rare enlisted man's memoir is among the greatest. . .
Capel, Lady Caroline
The Capel Letters 1814-1817; Being
the Correspondence of Lady Caroline Capel
Reviewed by Anne Woodley
The letters of Marquess of Anglesey's sister and nieces during
the Hundred Days and beyond give a personal and decidedly "civilian"
look at the events surrounding the great battle of Waterloo...
Coignet, Captain Jean-Roch
The Note-Books of Captain Coignet
Reviewed by Bob Burnham
The strength of Coignet's writing lies not in his battle scenes,
but in his ability to describe what life was like both on campaign and
in garrison.
Davidov, Denis
In the Service of the Tsar Against
Napoleon - The Memoirs of Denis Davidov, 1806 - 1814
Translated and edited by Gregory Troubetzkoy
Reviewed by Alfons Libert
Memoirs of a colorful Russian cavalry officer and partisan
leader of the Napoleonic Wars who served as the model for a character
in Tolstoy's War and Peace.
Glover, Gareth
From Corunna to
Waterloo: the Letters and Journals of Two Napoleonic Hussars, 1801-1816
Reviewd by Robert Burnham
Two 'lost' memoirs of the Peninsular war
by British hussars...
Gordon, Alexander
At Wellington’s Right Hand: the Letters
of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Alexander Gordon, 1808 – 1815
Edited by Dr. Rory Muir
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
A previously unpublished set of letters written by Wellington’s chief
aide-de-camp.
Gronow, R.H.
Captain Gronow: His Reminiscences
of Regency and Victorian Life 1810-60
Reviewed by Anne Woodley
An amusing and gossipy look at nineteenth century society,
but as to accuracy -well, the jury is still definitely out...
Guyot, Général Comte.
Carnets de Campagne, 1792-1815
Edited with comments by Jean-Hughes de Font-Réaulx
Reviewed by Yves Martin
The highly interesting "rough notes" of a Colonel in Napoleon's
Chasseurs à Cheval de la Garde.
Hale, James
The Journal of James Hale, late Serjeant
in the Ninth Regiment of Foot
Reviewed by Alfons Libert
The memoirs and journals of simple soldiers, men who only
saw and experienced what happened to them or right in front of them,
give us an insight in how it really was.
Hamilton, Anthony
Hamilton's Campaigns with Moore
and Wellington during the Peninsular War
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
The memoirs of a soldier who served with the British 43rd
Light Infantry for most of the Peninsular War.
Hausmann, Lieutenant Joseph
A Soldier for Napoleon: The Campaigns
of Lieutenant Joseph Hausmann 7th Bavarian Infantry
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
The Hausmann papers will be invaluable to both the connoisseur of
Napoleonic memoirs and to those who are have a general interest in
the period. They are rich in detail and fill a large gap in the information
on the lives of the Germans who fought under the French Eagle.
Henegan, Richard D.
Seven Years Campaigning in the
Peninsula and the Netherlands, 1808 – 1815
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
An eyewitness account by a Military Commissary of hard campaigning.
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Johnston, R.M. (Editor)
In the Words of Napoleon: The Emperor
Day by Day
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
Napoleon's life presented in his own words…
Kincaid, John
Adventures in the Rifle Brigade:
In the Peninsula, France and the Netherlands from 1809 to 1815
Reviewed by Anne Woodley
The irrepressible classic of life in the 95th Regiment...
King, Dean and Hattendorf, John B.
Every Man Will Do His Duty: An Anthology
of Firsthand Accounts From the Age of Nelson, 1793-1815
Reviewed by Kevin Kiley
An excellent source of interesting and varied eyewitness accounts
of the naval battles of the Napoleonic age...
Kinloch, Charles.
A Hellish Business: the Letters of
Captain Charles Kinloch 52nd Light Infantry 1806 – 1816
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
A rare set of letters from an officer in the 52nd Light
Infantry. . .
Leventhal, Lionel
On Publishing: A Professional
Memoir
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
How all those books get published…
Lowry, James
Fiddlers and Whores: the Candid Memoirs
of a Surgeon in Nelson’s Fleet
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
A gem of a book on life in Nelson's navy that is quite readable
and highly entertaining.
Macdonald, Jacques Etienne
The French Macdonald: The 1825
Travel Diary of Jacques Etienne Joseph Alexandre Macdonald
Reviewed by Susan Howard
A French Marshal returns to his Scottish roots. . .
Markham, J. David (editor)
Napoleon and Doctor Verling on St
Helena
Reviewed by Tom Holmberg
The last remaining unpublished account of Napoleon's final years...
McClure, George
Causes
of the Destruction of the American Towns on the Niagara Frontier, and
Failure of the Campaign of the Fall of 1813
Reviewed by Donald E. Graves
The justifications of the author of a disaster and the novel it inspired…
Miller, Benjamin
The Adventures of Serjeant Benjamin
Miller whilst Serving in the 4th Battalion of the Royal Regiment of
Artillery: 1796 to 1815
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
The memoirs of a soldier who served with the British Royal Artillery
during the Napoleonic Wars
Moiret, Joseph-Marie
Captain Joseph-Marie Moiret: Memoirs
of Napoleon’s Egyptian Expedition 1798 – 1801
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
A first-hand look at Napoleon's Egyptian adventure…
Noël, Jean-Nicolas-Auguste.
With Napoleon's Guns: The Military Memoirs
of an Officer of the First Empire
Translated and edited by Rosemary Brindle
Reviewed by David McCracken
A unique inside look at Napoleon's artillery...
Schaumann, August Ludolf Friedrich
On the Road with Wellington: The
Diary of a War Commissary
Reviewed by Alfons Libert
The captivating story of a commissary officer in the King's
German Legion that kept me awake all night reading...
Smith, Sir Harry
The Autobiography of Sir Harry Smith,
1787-1819
Reviewed by Anne Woodley
The rollicking recollections of an officer of the famous 95th Rifles
written "at the gallop"...
Yermolov, Alexey
The Czar's General: The Memoirs
of a Russian General in the Napoleonic Wars
Reviewed by: Ron McGuigan
Another unique insight into the workings of the Russian army...
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