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Altoff, Gerard T.
Deep Water Sailors, Shallow Water
Sailors: Manning the United States Fleet on Lake Erie, 1813
Reviewed by Kevin Kiley
One of three recent books on the forgotten war for control
of Great Lakes in the War of 1812...
Arnold, James R. and Ralph R. Reinertsen
Crisis in the Snows:
Russia Confronts Napoleon, The Eylau Campaign of 1806-1807
Reviewed by Kevin Kiley
An admirable history of a hard-fought battle. . .
Austin, Paul Britten
1812 Trilogy: The March on Moscow,
Napoleon in Moscow, and The Great Retreat
Reviewed by Kevin Kiley
Based on eyewitness accounts Paul Britten Austin tells of the triumphs
and tragedies of Napoleon's Russian campaign...
Brnardic, Vladimir
Napoleon's Balkan Troops
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
Excellent introduction to a hard-to-find subject...
Bruce, Anthony
The Purchase System in the British
Army, 1660 - 1871
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
A look at the history and eventual decline and fall of the purchase
system in the British Army…
Buckley, Norman Roger
The British Army in the West Indies:
Society and the Military in the Revolutionary Age
Reviewed by Karen Racine
This ambitious look at Britain's "forgotten army" in the Caribbean
opens new directions for future research...
Castle, Ian
Eggmühl, 1809: Storm over Bavaria
Aspern and Wagram, 1809: Mighty
Clash of Empires
Reviewed by Kevin Kiley
Two studies by Ian Castle of the desperate battles of the
1809 campaign from the Osprey series...
Chalfont, Lord
Waterloo: Battle of Three Armies
Reviewed by Robert Mosher
Waterloo from the perspective of the three armies that fought there.
Chandler, David G.
On The Napoleonic Wars
Reviewed by Bob Burnham
This book is a collection of his essays, articles, and other
works published over past three decades in many different journals or
papers given to various audiences, but never previously published.
Chandler, David G.
On The Napoleonic Wars
Reviewed by Kevin Kiley
This is the best book noted Napoleonic historian David Chandler
has written...
Chappell, Mike
Wellington's Peninsula Regiments:
The Light Infantry
Reviewed by Ron McGuigan
The development of the British light infantry is examined…
Chartrand, Rene
Napoleon's Guns 1792-1815
(1), Field Artillery
Napoleon's Guns, 1792-1815
(2), Heavy and Siege Artillery
Reviewed by Kevin Kiley
Coppens, Bernard & Courcelle, Patrice
Hougoumont
Reviewed by Yves Martin
Another Waterloo book... but please read on, even if you're
convinced you know everything about the 18th June 1815.
Coppens, Bernard & Courcelle, Patrice
Le Chemin d'Ohain: Waterloo, 1815
Reviewed by Yves Martin
The second volume in the new Coppens/Courcelle series on an
old subject...
Craufurd, Robert
Standing Orders, as Given Out and Enforced
by the Late Major-Gen. Robt. Craufurd for the Use of the Light Division
during the Years 1809, 1810, and 1811
Giving the Army their marching orders ...
Dague, Everett
Henri
Clarke, the Ministry of War, and the Evolution of Military Administration
During the French First Empire, 1800-1814
Reviewed by Tom Holmberg
A unique study of how Napoleon's military bureaucracy worked. . .
Davout, Louis N.
Napoleon's Finest: Marshal Louis Davout
and His 3rd Corps, Combat Journal of Operations, 1805 - 1807
Translated and edited by Scott Bowden
Reviewed by Rory Muir
The first ever publication of Davout's famous Operations du 3eme
Corps in English. With over 20 color maps and much supplemental
information.
Dempsey, Guy
Napoleon’s Mercenaries:
Foreign Units in the French Army under the Consulate and Empire 1799
to 1814
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
A great read on the famous and little-known foreign regiments of
Napoleon's armies…
de Saint-Junien, Vigier
Brune’s 1807 Campaign in Swedish
Pomerania
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
A new edition of a long out-of-print book.
de Vignolle, Martin
Historical Account of the
Military Operations of the Army of Italy in 1813 and 1814
Translated and edited by Dr. George Nafziger
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
A memoir of the forgotten campaign in Italy in 1813 and 1814. . .
du Faur, Faber
With Napoleon in Russia: The
Illustrated Memoirs of Major Faber du Faur, 1812
Translated and edited by Jonathan North
Reviewed by Kevin Kiley
A lavishly illustrated memoir by a soldier who survived the 1812
Russian Campaign.
Duffy, Christopher
Prussia's Glory: Rossbach and Leuthen
Reviewed by Dr. Alexander Mikaberidze
The campaign that was a precursor to Napoleon's Prussian campaign…
Elting, John Robert
'Amateurs, to Arms!': A Military
History of the War of 1812
Reviewed by Kevin Kiley
The late Col. Elting's classic look at the often-neglected
War of 1812...
Elting, John Robert and Vincent J. Esposito
A Military History and Atlas of
the Napoleonic Wars. Revised edition. London: Greenhill, 1999.
& Elting, John Robert. Swords
Around a Throne: Napoleon's Grande Armée. N.Y.:
Da Capo, 1997.
Reviewed by Kevin Kiley
A new look at two of the "old standards" of Napoleonic history...
Elting, John Robert and Vincent J. Esposito
A Military History and Atlas of
the Napoleonic Wars. Revised edition. London: Greenhill, 1999.
Reviewed by Alfons Libert
A Military History and Atlas of the Napoleonic Wars
was primarily written back in 1963 by Brigadier-General Vincent J. Esposito
and Colonel John Elting to serve as a textbook for West Point students.
Fletcher, Ian
Bloody Albuera: the 1811
Campaign in the Peninsula
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
A well-illustrated recounting of Bryon's "glorious field of
grief."
Galloping at Everything; The
British Cavalry in the Peninsular War and at Waterloo, 1808-15
Reviewed by David Read
A new reappraisal of the view of the British cavalry in the Napoleonic
wars as "mere brainless gallopers"...
Fredriksen, John C.
Green Coats and Glory: The United
States Regiment of Riflemen, 1808 - 1821.
Reviewed by Kevin Kiley
A regimental history of a little known unit during the War of 1812.
Fremont-Barnes, Gregory, and Fisher, Todd.
The Napoleonic Wars: The Rise and
Fall of an Empire
Reviewed by Tom Holmberg
A brief, comprehensive overview of the main events of the Napoleonic
Wars. . .
Gallaher, John G.
Napoleon's Irish Legion.
Reviewed by Robert Markley
An in-depth look at one of Napoleon's obscurest units...
Napoleon's Irish Legion
Reviewed by Nicholas Dunne-Lynch
The politics of Irish nationalism lives on in Gallaher's history
of Napoleon's Irish Legion...
Gardiner, Robert
Warships of the Napoleonic Era
& The Naval War of 1812. Chatham Pictorial Histories Series.
Reviewed by Kevin Kiley
Two new studies of those men in the Napoleonic era "who went
down to the sea in ships" and the ships they sail...
Glover, Gareth
Letters From The Battle of
Waterloo
Reviewed by Ron McGuigan
Finally Siborne's unpublished Waterloo correspondence is available...
Godechot, Jacques
The Napoleonic Era in Europe Napoleonic
Reviewed by Robert Mosher
A classic book on Napoleon.
Goetz, Robert
1805: Austerlitz
Reviewed by Tom Holmberg
A unique step-by-step account of one of Napoleon's greatest campaigns...
Graves, Donald E.
Field of Glory: The Battle of Chrysler's
Farm, 1813
Where Right and Glory Lead: The Battle of Lundy's Lane, 1814
Red Coats and Gray Jackets: The Battle of Chippawa, 5 July 1814
Reviewed by Kevin Kiley
Three books by Canadian historian Donald Graves on the battles
of the War of 1812 in North America...
Griffith, Paddy.
The Art of War of Revolutionary
France 1789-1802
Reviewed by Martin Liechty
This work gives a perfect overview of the historical and military
theatres of the time. It is not just about the military matters but
also very much about the political and social forces that were so critical
between 1789 and 1802.
Griffith, Paddy (Editor)
A History of the Peninsular War:
Modern Studies of the War in Spain and Portugal, 1808-1814. Vol. IX
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
Volume IX will be of great interest to those who specialize
in the Peninsular War and who want to expand their horizon beyond what
Oman offers. They will find new material and at times may strongly disagree
with the conclusions of the writer. What they will not be, however,
is bored!
Hall, Christopher D.
Wellington's Navy: Sea Power
and the Peninsular War 1807 - 1814
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
The Peninsular War at sea...
Wellington's Navy: Sea
Power and the Peninsular War 1807 - 1814
Reviewed by Donald Graves
The Royal Navy's role in Spain finally gets its due….
Hall, Dr. John A.
Oman VIII: The Biographical Dictionary
Of British Officers Killed And Wounded, 1808-1814
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
John Hall does a superb job of documenting the human cost
of the War. The individuals who fell on the fields of battle will no
longer be faceless statistics in the back of a history book...
Hattem, Mark Van
In the Wake of Napoleon: the Dutch
in Time of War, 1792-1815
Reviewed by Frank van den Bergh
A unique and fascinating look at the Netherlands during the Napoleonic
Wars...
Haythornthwaite, Philip J.
British Rifleman 1797 - 1815
Reviewed by Ron McGuigan
A look at the Rifles by a leading author...
Haythornthwaite, Philip J. (Editor).
Wellington's Army:
the Uniforms of the British Soldier, 1812 - 1815
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
A magnificent look at the paintings
of the uniforms of the British soldier, by a contemporary artist.
Henry, Chris
Napoleonic Naval Armaments 1792
– 1815
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
A primer on naval weapons.
Henry, Chris
British Napoleonic
Artillery 1793-1815 (1), Field Artillery
British Napoleonic Artillery,
1793-1815 (2), Siege and Coastal Artillery
Napoleonic Naval Armaments
1792 – 1815
Reviewed by Kevin Kiley
Hitsman, J. Mackay
The Incredible War of 1812
Reviewed by Kevin Kiley
The finest one-volume history
of the War of 1812 ever published…
Hofschröer, Peter
1815: The Waterloo Campaign.
Wellington, His German Allies and the Battles of Ligny and Quatre Bras
Reviewed by Kevin Kiley
This "revisionist" history tells the Prussian side of the
much-written about Waterloo campaign...
Hofschröer, Peter
1815, The Waterloo Campaign:
the German Victory
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
Peter Hofschröer continues his detailed examination of
the often-overlooked role of the German troops in the Waterloo campaign...
Hollins, David
Austrian Grenadiers and
Infantry, 1788-1816
Reviewed by Alexander Mikaberidze
An excellent introduction to the Austrian fighting man...
Marengo 1800: Napoleon's Day of
Fate
Reviewed by Kevin Kiley
Author's Response
This new look at one of Napoleon's greatest victories must
be considered a missed opportunity...
Johnston, H. Winston.
The Glengarry Light Infantry, 1812 – 1816: Who
Were They and What Did They Do in the War?
Reviewed by John R. Grodzinski
Blurb: Impeccably researched unit history of a Canadian regiment
in the War of 1812…
Kiley, Kevin
Artillery of the Napoleonic Wars
1792 - 1815
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
Artillery described with a narrative flair and technical know-how.
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Juhel, Pierre
Aout 1813 - Napoleon face a l'Europe
Coalisée: Batailles de Grosbeeren, La Katzbach, Dresde et Kulm.
Reviewed by Tony Broughton.
An inexpensive, but excellent study of Napoleon's campaign
of August 1813.
Malcomson, Robert
Lords of the Lake: The Naval War
on Lake Ontario, 1812-1813
Reviewed by Kevin Kiley
One of three recent books on the forgotten war for control
of Great Lakes in the War of 1812...
Mas, Miguel Ángel Martin
Chasseurs à
Cheval of Napoleon’s
Guard
Reviewed by John R. Grodzinski,
FINS
A gorgeously illustrated volume on Napoleon's
"invincibles". . .
Mikaberidze, Alexander
The Battle of Borodino: Napoleon Against Kutuzov
Reviewed by John R. Grodzinski, FINS
An important new study of the Battle of Borodino. . .
Mikhailovsky-Danilevsky, Lieutenant General Alexander.
Russo-Turkish War of
1806-1812
Translated and edited by Alexander Mikaberidze
Reviewed by: Robert Goetz
A look at the major campaigns fought by the Russians against the
Ottoman Empire.
Morvan, Jean
Le Soldat Impérial, 1800-1814.
Reviewed by Yves Martin
A "classic" Napoleonic reference work that describes in detail
the evolution, operation and eventual degradation of the French Army
under Napoleon.
Muir, Rory
Salamanca 1812
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
Dr. Muir examines the decisive battle of the Peninsula War and provides
us with a new way to write history!
Tactics and the Experience of Battle
in the Age of Napoleon
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
Using a wide range of diaries and memoirs, Mr. Muir shows what it
was like to be a soldier in combat during the Napoleonic Wars.
Muir, Rory, Robert Burnham, Howie
Muir and
Ron McGuigan
Inside Wellington's Peninsular Army, 1808-1814
Reviewed by D.E. Graves
An important addition to the
library of any serious student of the Peninsular War…
Myerly, Scott Hughes
British Military Spectacle:
From the Napoleonic Wars Through to Crimea
Reviewed by Anne Woodley
A fascinating look at whys and hows of British military spectacle...
Nafziger, George
Imperial Bayonets: Tactics of
the Napoleonic Battery, Battalion and Brigade as Found in Contemporary
Regulations
Reviewed by Kevin Kiley
A modern classic on military tactics of the Napoleonic era...
North, Jonathan, ed.
The Napoleon Options: Alternate
Decisions of the Napoleonic Wars
Reviewed by Kevin Kiley
Greenhill Books offers ten "what-ifs", alternate endings for
the turning points of the Napoleonic wars...
Oman, Charles
Wellington's Army, 1809-1814
Reviewed by Ron McGuigan
A reissued classic by one of Britain's most celebrated historians
of the Peninsular War.
Pawley, Ronald
Napoleon's Carabiniers
Reviewed by Alexander Mikaberidze
An engaging look at Napoleon's armored horsemen....
Napoleon's Mamelukes
Reviewed by Stephen Summerfield
Too few pages for a look at Napoleon's most colorful soldiers...
The Red Lancers: Anatomy of
a Napoleonic Regiment
Reviewed by Kevin Kiley
A colorful, lavishly illustrated
look at one of Napoleon's most colorful regiments…
Pigeard, Alain
Napoleon et les Troupes Polonaises
1797-1815
Reviewed by Yves Martin
At last one would think, a short affordable work on Polish units
with ample color illustrations, uniforms etc! After all, not even
the Osprey series has a current title on this topic which, seems like
an obvious one to consider given the involvement of the Poles in the
Napoleonic events.
Reid, Stuart
Highlanders: Fearless Celtic
Warriors
Reviewed by Howie Muir
A prolific author surveys the
development of Britain's Highland regiments…
Wellington's Army in the Peninsula
1809-1814
Reviewed by Ron McGuigan
Covers "command, deployment, organisation and evolution of forces
in battle, describing elements of doctrine, training, tactics and
equipment."
Robertson, Ian
Wellington at War in the Peninsula,
1808-1814: An Overview and a Guide
Reviewed by Rory Muir
A well-written guide to the battles and battlefields of the Peninsula.
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Wellington at War in the
Peninsula, 1808-1814: An Overview and a Guide
Reviewed by Anthony Gray
A
guide for the traveler and the military history buff to Wellington's
war on the Peninsula. . .
Wellington Invades France: the
Final Phase of the Peninsular War 1813 – 1814
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
The "unknown" invasion of France…
Schneid, Frederick
Napoleon's Italian Campaigns, 1805-1815
Reviewed by Tom Holmberg
A quick tour of the largely over-looked later campaigns in
Italy…
Schur, Nathan
Napoleon In The Holy Land
Reviewed by Bob Burnham
There are numerous books on Napoleon's expedition to Egypt
that began in 1798 and ended with the eventual French surrender in 1801...
Nathan Schur's book takes a different approach...
Skaggs, David Curtis and Gerard T. Altoff
A Signal Victory: The Lake Erie
Campaign, 1812-1813
Reviewed by Kevin Kiley
One of three recent books on the forgotten war for control
of Great Lakes in the War of 1812...
Smith, Denis
The Prisoners of
Cabrera: Napoleon's Forgotten Soldiers, 1809-1814
Reviewed by: Tom Holmberg
The story of the thousands of French prisoners
of war stranded on a rocky island...
Smith, Digby
1813 Leipzig: :
Napoleon and the Battle of the Nations
Reviewed by: Allan Mountford
A new volume on the "Battle of Nations" utilizing previously untranslated
material…
Charge! Great Cavalry Charges of
the Napoleonic Wars
Reviewed by Jack Harvey
The "awful grandeur" of the Napoleonic cavalry charge…
Charge! Great Cavalry Charges
of the Napoleonic Wars
Reviewed by Alexander Mikaberidze
Riding with the cavalry in the Napoleonic wars…
Napoleon's Regiments:
Battle Histories of the Regiments of the French Army, 1792-1814
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
The ultimate reference guide to French regiments...
Soltyk, John Lawrence
Operations of the Polish Army during
the 1809 Campaign in Poland
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
Another informative, little-known gem from the Nafziger Collection…
Sommerville, Christopher
March of Death: Sir John Moore’s
Retreat to Corunna, 1808-1809
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
A new study on the other great retreat of the Napoleonic wars….
Spring, Laurence
Russian Grenadiers and Infantry,
1799-1815
Reviewed by Alexander Mikaberidze
A useful introduction to the Russian army…
Summerfield, Stephen.
Cossack Hurrah!!: Russian Irregular
Cavalry Organization and Uniforms During the Napoleonic War
Reviewed by Alexander Mikaberidze
A concise overview of the "best light troops" of the Napoleonic
wars. . .
Thompson, Mark S.
The Fatal Hill: The Allied Campaign
under Beresford in Southern Spain in 1811
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
A new account of Britain's bloodiest Peninsular campaign…
Tone, John Lawrence
The Fatal Knot: The Guerrilla War
in Navarre and the Defeat of Napoleon in Spain
Reviewed by Robert Markley
A significant contribution to the history of the guerrilla
war in Spain...
Tranie & Carmigniani
The Napoleonic Books of Tranie &
Carmigniani
Reviewed by Yves Martin
Let's put ourselves back at the end of the 1960's. It's a
wonderful time for Napoleonic aficionados. The bicentennial of the great
man's birth is coming up and publishers are eager to come out with luxurious
volumes on the Napoleonic period. It's also very fitting for Gaullist
France to celebrate the Napoleonic Epoch.
Uffindell, Andrew
The Eagle's Last Triumph: Napoleon's Victory at Ligny, June 1815
Reviewed by Ron McGuigan
A full-length look at the battle of Ligny. . .
Waterloo Commanders: Napoleon,
Wellington and Blücher
Review by John R. Grodzinski
Waterloo through the eyes of its three commanders. . .
Van Uythoven, Geert
Voorwaarts Bataven!
Reviewed by Bruno Nackaerts
A detailed, extensively researched study of the 1799 Anglo-Russian
campaign amid the dikes, dunes and swamps of the Dutch coast.
Voykowitsch, Bernhard
Castiglione 1796, Napoleon
Repulses Wurmer's First Attack
Reviewed by Alfons Libert
The author has done extensive research in the Vienna War Archives
and in the Vincennes Archives and it shows. The book has a wealth of
details that will be hard to find elsewhere.
Weller, Jac
On Wellington, The
Duke and his Art of War
Reviewed by Martin Liechty
After reading this book every Napoleonic enthusiast and scholar
must admit that Napoleon faced a very hard task while offering combat
at Waterloo. One has the impression that Napoleon should have read this
book 200 years ago...
Weller, Jac
Wellington at Waterloo
Reviewed by Bob Burnham
Rather than providing the reader with an overview of all the
events that were happening, when they happened, Mr. Weller provides
the reader only with the information that Wellington would have had
at the time he needed to make a decision...
Worley, Colin
An Atlas of the Peninsular War: 1808
- 1814
Reviewed by Bob Burnham
An impressive book that deserves to be in every Napoleonic scholar's
collection.
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