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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...
Anderson, Mark Robert Dunbar |
Blue Berg: Britain Takes the Cape
Reviewed by Howie Muir
A flawed study of a little known Napoleonic battle. . .
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...
1812: The March on Moscow
Reviewed by Greg Gorsuch
Bicentennial reprint of the first volume of Austin’s collection of eyewitness
accounts of the Russian Campaign…
1812: Napoleon in Moscow
Reviewed by Greg Gorsuch
Reprint of the second volume of Austin’s collection of eyewitness
accounts of the Russian Campaign…
Baker-Smith, Veronica.
Wellington’s Hidden Heroes: the Dutch and the Belgians at Waterloo
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
What the Dutch-Belgians did during the Waterloo Campaign and why it was ignored…
Bamford, Andrew
A Bold and Ambitious Enterprise: the British Army in the Low Countries, 1813-1814
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
A bold and ambitious recounting of a little-covered
British campaign…
Command and Leadership 1721 – 1815: Proceedings from the 2018 Helion & Company ‘From Reason to Revolution’ Conference
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
Eight noted scholars’ studies of military leadership in our era…
Gallantry and Discipline: the 12th Light Dragoons at War with Wellington
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
A superb account of British cavalry regiment in garrison and on campaign…
Sickness, Suffering and the Sword: the
British Regiment on Campaign, 1808-1815
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
A clear, concise study of how the British Army maintained its strength in the field during the Napoleonic Wars…
Barry, Quintin
Far Distant Ships: The Royal Navy and the Blockade of Brest, 1793-1815
Reviewed by Donald Graves
Welcomed look at the Royal Navy’s important, but lesser known, role in the wars…
Beardsley, Martyn
Waterloo Voices 1815: the Battle at First Hand
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
The Battle of Waterloo as told by its participants…
Blackmore, David
So Bloody a Day: the 16th Light Dragoons in the Waterloo Campaign
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
Blaze, Elzéar
Elzéar Blaze's Life in Napoleon's Army: The Graphic Memoirs of Captain Elzéar Blaze
Reviewed by Donald Graves
A reprint of a tried-and-true Napoleonic “standard”…
Booth, Robert
Mad for Glory: A Heart of Darkness in the War of 1812
Reviewed by Gary M. Gibson
Boué, Gilles
Leipzig: 1813
Reviewed by Digby Smith
A short, illustrated overview of one of the
Napoleonic Wars’ greatest battles…
Brown, Steve
By Fire and Bayonet: Grey’s West Indies Campaign of 1794
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
A superb account of an obscure campaign
The Duke of York’s Flanders Campaign: Fighting the French Revolution 1793 – 1795
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
A richly-detailed look at Britain’s first campaign against Revolutionary France…
Wellington's Redjackets
Reviewed by Andrew Bamford
Wellington's Redjackets
Reviewed by Ron McGuigan
A history of the British 45th Foot's operations in the Peninsula War.
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...
Burnham, Robert
Charging Against Wellington: The French Cavalry in the Peninsular War,
1807–1814
Reviewed by Anthony Gray
Invaluable source on Napoleon’s beaux sabreurs in the
Peninsula...
Burnham, Robert & Ron McGuigan
The
British Army Against Napoleon: Facts, Lists and Trivia, 1805-1815
Reviewed by Digby Smith
An
amazing, surprising, and painstakingly research reference on all
aspects of British Army life in the Napoleonic era…
An Interview with Robert Burnham about His New Book: Wellington’s Foot Guards at Waterloo
Interviewed by Steve Brown
Buttery, David
Wellington against Junot: The First Invasion of Portugal 1807-1808
Wellington against Massena: The Third Invasion of Portugal 1810-1811
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
Welcomed, modern, full-length studies
of two Peninsular campaigns…
Wellington against Junot: The First Invasion of Portugal 1807-1808
Wellington against Massena: The Third Invasion of Portugal 1810-1811
Reviewed by Anthony Gray
Useful and readable, if limited, accounts of
two Peninsular campaigns…
Wellington Against Soult: The Second Invasion of Portugal 1809
Reviewed by Steve Brown
Recommended volume in David Buttery’s “Invasions of Portugal” series…
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...
Centeno, João Torres
O Exército Português
na Guerra Peninsular: Volume 1 - Do Rossilhão ao Fim
da Segunda Invasão Francesa 1807-1810
Reviewed by Anthony Gray
A useful addition to understanding the development of the Portuguese
army. . .
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
Chesney, Charles
Waterloo Lectures: a Study of the Campaign of 1815
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
An attempt to review of the events preceding, during and after Waterloo without national bias…
Clayton, Tim
Waterloo: Four Days that Changed Europe’s Destiny
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
A balanced history of Waterloo as seen by all its participants…
Coleman, Peter
George Walton 1796 – 1874: the Journal & Diary of a Rifleman of the 95th Who Fought at Waterloo
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
The adventures of an enlisted man in the 95th Rifles in the 1814 Flanders Campain and at Waterloo…
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 ...
Crowdy, Terry
Napoleon’s Infantry Handbook
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
An essential book on the day-to-day functioning of the Imperial French Army.
Incomparable:
Napoleon's 9th Light Infantry Regiment
Reviewed by Digby Smith
The dramatic story of an
“Incomparable” infantry regiment during the turbulent Napoleonic Wars…
Marengo: the Victory that Placed the Crown of France on Napoleon’s Head
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
Highly recommended, detailed study of one of Napoleon’s most significant battles…
Crumplin, Michael.
The Bloody Fields of Waterloo: Medical Support at Wellington’s Greatest Battle
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
A very detailed account of Britain’s army medical service during the Waterloo Campaign…
Cusick, Raymond P.
Wellington’s Rifles: The Origins, Development and Battles of the Rifle
Regiments in the Peninsular War and at Waterloo
Reviewed by Steve Brown
A look at the history and development of Britain’s
much-storied Rifles…
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.
Dawson, Paul
Battle for Paris 1815: The Untold Story of the Fighting After Waterloo
Reviewed by Josh Provan
A valuable new look at what happened after Waterloo…
Boots and Saddles: Horses and Riders of Wellington's Army
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
A unique and engrossing look at the horses of Wellington’s army…
Crippled Splendour: the French Cavalry from Valmy to Toulouse
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
A recommended study on how the French got their cavalry mounts and how they used them…
Napoleon and Grouchy: the Last Great Waterloo Mystery Unravelled
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
A new look at Grouchy’s controversial role in the Waterloo campaign…
Dellevoet, André
The Dutch-Belgian Cavalry at
Waterloo – A Military History
Reviewed by Steve Brown
The triumphs and tribulations of the Dutch-Belgian Cavalry at Waterloo…
Dempsey, Guy
Albuera 1811: The Bloodiest Battle of the Peninsular War
Reviewed by Anthony Gray
An excellent new account of the battle of Albuera based on a wide
range of sources...
Dempsey, Guy
Napoleons 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
Brunes 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. . .
Divall, Carole
Redcoats against Napoleon: the 30th Regiment
during the Revolutionary & Napoleonic
Wars
Inside the Regiment: the Officers and Men of the 30th Regiment during
the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
A fascinating look at an obscure regiment. . .
Wellington’s Worst Scrape: the
Burgos Campaign 1812
A worthwhile look at one of the Iron Duke’s
least-known campaigns. . .
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.
Field, Andrew W.
Grouchy’s Waterloo: the Battles of Ligny and Wavre
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
A highly recommended look at the controversial Marshal Grouchy in 1815 . . . as told by the French officers and soldiers who were there.
Waterloo Rout & Retreat: the French Perspective
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
An in-depth look at what the French Army did after Waterloo…
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"...
The Peninsular War: Wellington’s
Battlefields Revisited
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
See Wellington’s Peninsular battlefields without
going through customs…
Franklin, John
Waterloo 1815
Reveiwed by Dana Lombardy
Osprey brings out a succinct account of the battles of the Waterloo campaign in time for the bicentennial…
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.
The War of 1812 U.S. War Department Correspondence, 1812-1815
Reviewed by Donald Graves
Fremont-Barnes, Gregory (Editor).
Armies of the
Napoleonic Wars
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
Encyclopedic look at the military establishments of all sides of
the Napoleonic Wars…
Waterloo 1815: The British Army’s Day of Destiny
Reviewed by Ron McGuigan
A welcomed addition to the bicentennial library of Waterloo volumes…
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...
Gill, John H.
1809, Thunder on the Danube:
Napoleon’s Defeat
of the Habsburgs
Reviewed by Dr. Stephen Summerfield
The excellent first volume in a massive new history of the 1809
campaign.
1809,
Thunder on the Danube (Vol. II): The Fall of Vienna and the Battle
of Aspern
Reviewed by Digby Smith
Volume two of Jack Gill's definitive study of Napoleon's 1809 campaign.
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1809,
Thunder on the Danube (Vol. III): Wagram and Zaniam
Reviewed by Digby Smith
Glorious finale to a magisterial trilogy on the campaign of 1809.
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Glover, Gareth
Letters From The Battle of
Waterloo
Reviewed by Ron McGuigan
Finally Siborne's unpublished Waterloo correspondence is available...
The Forgotten War against Napoleon: Conflict in the Mediterranean 1793 – 1815
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
The new go-to reference to the forgotten campaigns around the Mediterranean…
The Two Battles of Copenhagen 1801 and 1807: Britain & Denmark in the Napoleonic Wars
Reviewed by Daniel Clarke
Recommended study of two “niche” episodes during the Napoleonic Wars…
The Waterloo Archive
Volume III: British Sources
Reviewed by Ron McGuigan
A worthy addition in the Waterloo Archives series...
Waterloo: the Defeat of Napoleon’s Imperial Guard
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
One of the best of the recent crop of books on Waterloo…
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...
Goldsbrough, Richard.
The Cavalry that Broke Napoleon: the King’s Dragoon Guards at Waterloo
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
The story of the forgotten cavalry brigade's contribution to the British victory at Waterloo...
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...
Dragon
Rampant: The Royal Welch Fusiliers at War, 1793-1815
Reviewed by Dr. Stephen Summerfield
A
model of a modern regimental history. . .
Grehan, John.
The Lines of Torres Vedras: The Cornerstone of Wellington’s Strategy in the Peninsular War 1809 – 12
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
An in-depth look at the fortifications that stopped the French…
The Hunt for Moore’s Gold: Investigating the Loss of the British Army’s Military Chest during the Retreat to CorunnaReviewed by Josh Provan
The mystery of Moore’s gold remains a mystery…
Voices from the Past: Waterloo 1815
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
The men who fought at Waterloo speak…
Grehan, John and Martin Mace
The Battle of Barrosa 1811:
Forgotten Battle of the Peninsular War
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
A well written account of an
often overlooked, but important aspect of the Peninsular War.
Griffith, Robert.
Riflemen: The History of the 5th Battalion, 60th (Royal American) Regiment 1797-1818
Reviewed by Josh Provan
Ranks among the best books on the British Rifles…
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...
Harvey, Dan
A Bloody Day: the Irish at Waterloo
Reviewd by Robert Burnham
Brings to life the Irish who won Waterloo…
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...
Redcoats: the British
Soldiers of the Napoleonic Wars
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
Life in the British Army for an ordinary
enlisted man from recruitment to discharge…
Picton’s Division at Waterloo
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
Highly recommended study of “one of the rocks” of Wellington’s Army at Waterloo…
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...
Howard, Martin R.
Death Before Glory! The British Soldier in the West Indies in the French Revolutionary & Napoleonic Wars, 1793-1815
Reviewed by Donald E. Graves
The Caribbean “sideshow” of the Revolutionary Wars takes center stage…
Walcheren 1809: the Scandalous
Destruction of a British Army
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
The “scandalous” story of a disastrous
British campaign…
Hughes, Ben
In Pursuit of the Essex: A Tale of Heroism and Hubris in the War of 1812
Reviewed by Gary M. Gibson
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
Kert, Faye M.
Privateering: Patriots and Profits in the War of 1812
Reviewed by Gary M. Gibson
A look at the over 700 privateers that roamed the oceans during 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.
. .
Kiley, Kevin
Artillery of the Napoleonic Wars: Artillery in Siege, Fortress and Navy, 1792 - 1815
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
Volume two in Kevin Kiley’s informative look at Napoleonic artillery . . .
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.
Lipscombe, Nick.
The Peninsular War Atlas
Reviewed by Rod MacArthur
The year 2010 saw the publication of two Peninsular atlases, learn
about both . . .
Wellington's Eastern Front: the Campaigns on the East Coast of Spain 1810-1814
Reviewed by Josh Provan
Essential look at the Peninsular campaign on the east coast of Spain…
Wellington’s Guns: the Untold Story of
Wellington and his Artillery in the Peninsula and at Waterloo
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
Highly-recommended study of Wellington’s artillery …
Mace, Martin and John Grehan
British Battles of the Napoleonic Wars 1793-1806: Despatches from the Front
Reviewed by Steve Brown
The British in battle in the Revolutionary and early Napoleonic Wars...
British Battles of the Napoleonic Wars, 1807-1815: Despatches from the Front
Reviewed by Steve Brown
The British in battle in the later Napoleonic Wars...
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...
Martin, Yves
The French Army of the Orient 1798 – 1801: Napoleon’s Beloved Egyptians
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
A highly recommended look at the men who fought in the Egyptian Campaign…
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
The Battle of Borodino: Napoleon
Against Kutuzov
Reviewed by Digby Smith
An important new study of the Battle of Borodino. . .
The Battle of the Berezina:
Napoleon's Great Escape
Reviewed by Greg Gorsuch
The Crossing of the Berezina fully
told for the first time. . .
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.
Muilwijk, Erwin.
1815: From
Mobilization to War, Volume 1
Reviewed by Gareth Glover
1815: From
Mobilization to War, Volume 1
Reviewed by Ron McGuigan
A detailed look
at the contribution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the Waterloo
campaign. . .
Standing Firm at
Waterloo 17th & 18th June, Volume 3
Reviewed by Ron McGuigan
Waterloo from a new perspective,
that of the Netherlands troops. . .
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...
Imperial Bayonets: Tactics of
the Napoleonic Battery, Battalion and Brigade as Found in Contemporary
Regulations
Reviewed by Donald Graves
The 2017 reprint of this lon out-of-print classic.
Nichols, Alistair
They Turned Out So Ill! The Independent Companies of Foreigners 1812 – 14: French Deserters in the British Army
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
A history of one of the most obscure and ill-disciplined units in the British army…
Wellington’s Switzers: the Watteville Regiment in Egypt, the Mediterranean, Spain and Canada
A regimental history of a Swiss mercenary regiment in British Service.
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
A History of the Peninsular War
Reviewed by George Falco de Mats
Writer controversially finds Oman not all he’s cracked up to be…
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
Pengelly, Colin
H.M.S. Bellerophon
Reviewed by Donald Graves
A reprint of a tried-and-true Napoleonic “standard”…
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."
Wellington’s Highland
Warriors: From the Black Watch Mutiny to the Battle of Waterloo
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
A gem of a book on Britain’s famed Highland regiments. . .
Wellington’s History of the Peninsular War
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
The war in the Peninsula in Wellington’s own words…
Reynaud, Jean-Louis.
Contre Guérilla en
Espagne (1808-1814), Suchet Pacifie l’Aragon
Reviewed by Jean Giscand and Anthony Gray
An important study of Suchet and French
counter-insurgency strategies in Spain. . .
Robertson, Ian
A Commanding
Presence - Wellington in the Peninsula 1808 – 1814:
Logistics, Strategy, Survival
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
How logistics affected the British Campaigns in the Peninsula.
An Atlas of the Peninsular War, 1808-1814
Reviewed by Rod MacArthur
The year 2010 saw the publication of two Peninsular atlases, learn
about both . . .
An Atlas of the Peninsular War
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
State of the art maps of the battles of the Peninsular War …
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.
. .
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
Robinson, Mike
The Battle of Quatre
Bras 1815
Reviewed by Dr Stephen Summerfield
New account of the battle before Waterloo.
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Sale, Nigel.
The Lie at the Heart of Waterloo. The Battle's Hidden Last Half Hour
Reviewed by Don Graves
A minute-by-minute study of the hidden history of Waterloo…
Saunders, Tim.
The Sieges of Ciudad Rodrigo, 1810 and 1812: The Peninsular War
Reviewed by Andrew Bamford
A lively and thought-provoking read on Napoleonic siege warfare…
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
Armies of the Seven Years War:
Commanders, Equipment, Uniforms and Strategies of the ‘First World War’
Reviewed by: Robert Burnham
A thorough encyclopedia of the Seven Years
War…
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
The French & Prussian Armies at War 1805-1806
Reviewed by Bill Haggart
A revisionary look at the Prussian Army in the 1806 campaign…
Napoleon’s German Division in Spain, Volume
I: Nassau, Baden, Frankfurt, Dutch& Hessen-Darmstadt Troops, their
Regimental History, Uniforms & Organization
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
The history of Napoleon's German allies, who fought in Spain.
Napoleon’s German Division in Spain, Volume
II: The Germans in Catalonia 1808 - 1813
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
The further sacrifices of Napoleon’s German allies in
the Peninsular War…
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 Moores
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
1812: Russia's Patriotic War
Reviewed by Alexander Mikaberidze
Summerfield, Stephen
Corrections to Napoleonic Artillery
Items that slipped passed the editor of the book.
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. . .
Saxon Artillery: 1733-1827
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
A detailed, exhaustive study of Saxon artillery during the Napoleonic
wars and beyond…
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
Wellington’s Engineers: Military Engineering in the Peninsular War 1808 – 1814
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
The major impact of the Royal Engineers on the war in the Peninsular…
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. . .
Napoleon 1814, the Defence of France
Reviewed by David McCracken
A welcomed study of the oft-underrated campaign of 1814…
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.
Ward, S.G.P.
Wellington's Headquarters: The Command & Administration of the British Army During the Peninsular War
Reviewed by Josh Provan
A reprint of the definitive book on Wellington's HQ in the Peninsula; with a new introduction by Dr. Rory Muir. It is an eye opening investigation into the true nature of Wellington's command style.
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 Robert 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...
White, Kenton.
The Key to Lisbon: The Third French Invasion of Portugal, 1810-11
Reviewed by Bill Haggart
A new look at the French invasion of Portugal. . .
Worley, Colin
An Atlas of the Peninsular War: 1808
- 1814
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
An impressive book that deserves to be in every Napoleonic scholar's
collection.
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