Military - Napoleonic

St. Martin's Press, New York, (1988), Ist ed.. 439 pp, lg 8vo, HC. Louis Napoleon, nephew of the famous Bonaparte, is one of the most colorful historical actors of the 19th C. Bohemian, adventurer and compulsive Don Juan, he managed to the astonishment of virtually everyone to be elected Presi. dent of France in 1848 and within three years staged the coup d'etat that made him emperor. Pictorial eps. Illus with photos. Minor scuff on rear board and light creasing at top of spine. Dj is price clipped, has light edgewear, and is lig. h t l y s unned on the spine. VG/VG. more information

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Avery, Wayne, New Jersey, (1985), 3rd printing.. 185 pp, 4to (11" H), soft cover. Profusely illustrated in b&w with drawings, reproductions, photographs, battle plans. Contents: The Italian and Egyptian Campaigns; The Empire and the Grande Armee; The Ulm and Austerlitz Campaigns; The Jena and Fr. iedland Campaigns; Defensive on the Danube and in Spain; Offensive Into Russia; Defeat at Leipzig and Napoleon's Abdication; The Downfall of Napoleon at Waterloo; Epilogue; Selected Bibliography; Glossary. Interior - faint cigarette odor, otherw. i s e clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - light rubbing, soft crease on rear cover, very minor edge wear, minor bump at bottom of spine, small remainder mark on bottom of textblock. VG. more information

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Poniard, Mississauga, 1996, reprint.. 181 pp, 7" H, soft cover. B&w maps, reproductions. ISBN 0968087507 Facsimile reprint. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor wear on rear hinge. VG+. more information

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Osprey, London,1994, reprint.. 96 pp, 9 3/4" H, soft cover. ISBN 1855322854 Profusely illustrated in colour and b&w with photographs, reproductions, maps/battle plans, uniform studies. Contents: Descent to War - 1806; Plans and Preparations: Prussian War Plans - Napoleon's Op. erational Plan; 'The Battalion Square' in Action; The Opposing Commanders: The French Commanders in 1806 - Prussian Commanders in 1806; The Opposing Armies: The Grande Armee of 1806 - The Prussian and Saxon Armies of 1806; The Battle of Jena: The . B a ttle Opens at Jena - The Struggle for Rodigen - The Blunders of Marshal Ney - Jena, The Coup de Grace; Auerstadt: The Growing Battle for Hassenhausen - The French Advance; Aftermath and an Accounting: An All-Out Exploitation - An Army Eliminated. - A n Incomplete Achievement; The Battlefields Today; Chronology; A Guide to Further Reading; Wargaming Jena-Auerstadt. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - clean and bright. Near Fine. more information

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Osprey, Oxford, 1999, reprint.. 96 pp, large 8vo (9 3/4" H), soft cover. ISBN 0850459575 Profusely illustrated in color and b&w with maps/battle plans, reproductions, uniform studies. "Austerliz 1805 was the battle that established Napoleon's reputation: a classic example of th. e general's masterly use of deception to lure his enemy into a carefully devised trap. Beginning with the bold and crushing advance of the French Army from the Rhine to the Danube, David Chandler describes the envelopment of Mack's army at Ulm, th. e manoeuvres to Austerlitz and the brilliant counter-attack that resulted in decisive defeat for the Austro-Russian Army....concludes with a brief guide to the battlefield today, and detailed notes for wargamers." Interior - very small ink circle. a t top corner of first page, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - minor soiling on bottom of text block. Very Good+. more information

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(Osprey, Oxford, 2001), Ist edition.. 96 pp, large 8vo (9 3/4" H), soft cover. Profusely illustrated in color and b&w with photos, reproductions, maps, battle plans, uniform studies. "By 1810, Napoleon reigned supreme over most of continental Europe, but the Iberian Peninsula remained. unsubdued, particularly Portugal, which continued to resist. Napoleon ordered Marshal Massena to crush this resistance with the Army of Portugal. Greatly strengthened, Massena's army would drive the Portuguese and British into the sea. Facing. t h e French were 60,000 British and Portuguese troops. No-one knew how the Portuguese would perform in battle, but on 27 September 1810, they received their baptism of fire. This title details the gruelling Bussaco campaign as French attempts to. su bd ue Portugal reached their climax." The Osprey Campaign Series presents: "Accounts of history's greatest conflicts, detailing the command strategies, tactics, and battle experiences of the opposing forces throughout the crucial stages of each. cam pai gn." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - clean and bright, flat uncreased spine. Fine.. more information

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(Osprey, Oxford, 2002), Ist edition.. 96 pp, large 8vo (9 3/4" H), soft cover. Profusely illustrated in color and b&w with photos, reproductions, maps, battle plans, uniform studies. "In October 1810 the Allied position in Portugal appeared precarious. Despite defeating Marshal Masse. na's French army at Bussaco, Wellington had been forced to retreat to within a few miles of Lisbon. Here the French encountered a massive line of fortifications stretching from the River Tagus to the sea. Built amid great secrecy and on Welling. t o n 's specific orders, these Lines of Torres Vedras were the French high-water mark. In February, with his army on the point of starvation, Massena was forced to retreat and the scene was set for the climactic action of Fuentes de Onoro. This b. oo k ex amines this crucial campaign culminating in the hard-fought battle that finally drove the French from Portugal." The Osprey Campaign Series presents: "Accounts of history's greatest conflicts, detailing the command strategies, tactics, and . bat tl e e xperiences of the opposing forces throughout the crucial stages of each campaign." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - clean and bright, flat uncreased spine. Fine.. more information

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B.O.R.E., Paris, (1980).. 176 pp. + 7 reproductions of color uniform studies at rear, small 4to (10 7/8" H), hard cover (dark green boards with gold lettering, decoration), in dust jacket. Pictorial endpapers, many b&w illustrations + color plates at rear. FRENCH TEXT. Co. ntents: Les armes d'honneur; Les grandes journees de la Legion d'honneur; La croix des braves; D'autres braves; Les femmes et la croix d'honneur; Notes succinctes sur les principaux noms cites dans les textes. Very light browning to pages. Dus. t j acket has minor edge wear, light edge wrinkling at top of spine area, light rubbing to rear panel. VG+/VG. more information

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Methuen, London, 1937, first edition.. 263 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover (red cloth with black lettering on spine) - no dust jacket. B&w plates. Erased pencil marks at top of free front endpaper, crease down free front endpaper, scattered tiny foxing marks and minor soiling on edges o. f textblock - moderate dust soiling to top of textblock, book is slightly cocked, light to moderate edge wear, a few small edge bumps, light soiling on boards and spine, spine is lightly faded, wrinkling at top/bottom of spine. Good reading copy. o n ly.. more information

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Spellmount, Staplehurst, 1996.. 150 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 187337665 B&w frontispiece. "....one of the very best - and one of the most sought after - of the many volumes of Peninsular reminiscences. Originally published in 1869, 'Rough Notes' is an. account of the military career of a man who saw action with the 7th (Royal Fusiliers) at many of the greatest battles and sieges of the Peninsular War, including Talavera, Busaco, Albuera, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Vittoria and the Pyrenees....a . w o n derful book which combines much detail of the day-to-day life of a soldier in Wellington's army, with honest and vivid accounts of the battles in which he took part. Undoubtedly, this is one of the finest personal accounts of the Peninsular W. ar a nd of the ill-fated New Orleans campaign of 1815." Previous owner's small stamp on front pastedown, very minor edge wear. Dust jacket has very light wrinkling at top of spine, a few soft creases at bottom of rear panel, minor rubbing. Very. Go od+ /Ve ry Good. more information

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Leo Cooper, London, 1997.. 133 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0850525659 Map endpapers, "Corporal (later Sergeant) John Douglas of the 'First Foot' (The Royal Scots) was a rare figure to be found in the ranks of Wellington's army - a fine fighting soldi. er but also a well-read, educated man with a natural gift as an author. In this memoir, which he was persuaded to write after leaving the army, he gives us a unique picture of an infantryman's life on campaign: the trials and tribulations and bi. t t e r hardship of endless marching, often desperate with hunger or barefoot for lack of new boots; the harrowing experience of a major pitched battle; the horrors of siege warfare; the lighter side of the soldier's life, related with that wonderfu. l se ns e of irony which is so characteristic of the veteran British soldier and that marvellous sense of fun without which such a life could not have been endured; outbursts of bitterness against an ungrateful nation for which he and his comrades g. av e s o m uch and yet which seemed to care so little for its soldiers' suffering or eventual well-being after their service was over, often leaving them sick or maimed, or both. What is so special about 'Douglas's Tale' is that the reader sees his. tor y th roug h the eyes of a man in the ranks, sharing with him the terrors and pride of victory in a number of the great battles of our history and seeing them as he saw them and not as described in detail by the historian. Douglas was a man of d. eep under stand ing and humanity, possessed of a strong, simple faith, evidenced time and again by his sympathy for the sufferings of the civil population from the ravages of war." Dust jacket has very light rubbing - mainly on rear panel. F/NF. more information

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Baton Press, Tunbridge Wells, 1984, first edition.. 135 pp, large 8vo (9 7/8" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0859361551 B&w photographs, drawings, reproductions, plans. "....deals with the storming of Badajoz, an epic action of the Peninsular War, which involved Wellington's infantry in some . of the most savage hand-to-hand fighting of the whole Peninsular period. At appalling cost, in a nightmare battle which lasted throughout the night of the 6th April 1812, they hacked their way over the bodies of their dead and through the forbiddin. g medieval walls, which were held with great courage and skill by a brave French and German garrison. Having successfully stormed the breaches, the battle-crazed army went berserk and the horrors of the sacking which followed, as much as the sub. l i m e courage of the attackers, have passed into legend. This account, drawn wholly from the vivid descriptions of the officers and common soldiers who fought at Badajoz, is the first to be written exclusively about the siege, the storming, and t. he s ho cking events which followed." Previous owners small stamp on front pastedown, faint erased pencil check marks on the two bibliography pages, light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine. Dust jacket is price clipped, has very light edge wrinkli. ng, mi nor edge wear, minor rubbing. VG+/VG. more information

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George Allen & Unwin, London, (1986), Ist edition.. 557 pp, 8vo, hard cover in dust jacket. Over 100 maps and nearly 50 contemporary illustrations. "Napoleon considered the war in the Peninsula so insignificant that he rarely bothered to bring to it his military genius, relying on his marshals inst. ead, and simulteaneously launching his disastrous Russian campaign in 1812. In late 1813 Wellington's army crossed the Pyrennes into the mainland of France. The 'Spanish Ulcer' had helped to kill its host...a war of unexpected savagery, of carn. a g e at times so great as to be comparable to the First World War. But it was also a guerilla war, fought on beautiful but difficult terrain, where problems of supply loomed large. The British Navy, dominant at sea after Trafalgar, was able to p. ro vi de crucial support to the hard-pressed, ill-equipped and often outnumbered forces fighting the French...a serious assessment of the opposing generals and their troops...analyzing in detail the social and political background." Previous owne. r's na me on free front endpeper, minor corner bumps. Dust jacket has very light edge wrinkling and light rubbing. VG+/VG. more information

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Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1952, second (revised) edition.. 51 pp, 8 1/2" H, soft cover (stapled in wraps). B&w plates, floor plans. A description of the 'Iron Duke's' London house and many of its paintings and other artifacts. Includes a short biography. Interior - minor browning to pages, otherwise cle. an and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very light wear on spine, minor wrinkles on covers. Very Good. more information

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Rupert Hart-Davis, London, 1965, Ist ed.. 192 pp, 8vo, HC. Account of Napoleon and the 18th Brumaire driving the elected representatives of France at bayonet-point from the Orangery of St. Cloud and of his assuming supreme power. Light foxing to top and bottom edges of textblock. Dj has . light/moderate edgewear and scuffing (mainly on rear panel). VG/VG-. more information

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(Osprey, Oxford, 2001), Ist edition.. 96 pp, large 8vo (9 3/4" H), soft cover. Profusely illustrated in color and b&w with photos, reproductions, maps, battle plans, uniform studies. "...relates the story of the retreat to Corunna, one of the epic campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars. La. te in 1808 Sir John Moore found himself virtually alone with his small British army deep inside Spain. The armies of his Spanish allies had been overwhelmed and he faced a victorious French force under the Emperor Napoleon. He had little option. b u t to order a retreat to the port of Corunna. This became the most arduous of trials with armies traversing mountainous terrain over appalling roads in the depths of winter. Somehow Moore held his outnumbered, exhausted men together as they st. r ug gl ed to reach safety. Finally at Corunna Moore's army turned to face its tormentors." The Osprey Campaign Series presents: "Compelling accounts of history's great conflicts, detailing the command strategies, tactics, and battle experiences o. f the op posing forces throughout the crucial stages of each campaign. Specially commissioned 3-dimensional 'bird's-eye views', full colour battlescenes and maps combine to provide a unique visual approach to history." Interior - clean and tight . wi th n o pr evious ownership marks. Exterior - clean and bright, flat uncreased spine. Fine.. more information

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Heinemann, London, (1979), first edition.. 181 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w reproductions, maps, battle plans. "George Hennell, born about 1785 the son of a Coventry ribbon manufacturer and tradesman, joined Wellington's army in the Peninsula as a Volunteer, was . commissioned in the field in the Forty-third Light Infantry, and served through the campaigns of 1812-13. Of his letters home twenty-six (all but two of them unpublished) survive, and these have been edited by the historian Michael Glover with a ge. neral introduction, summaries of the events in the campaign covered by the letters, notes and appendices. The discovery of the letters represents a considerable find. Hennell is particularly good at conveying the detail of everyday life in the . f i e ld and camp and from his vivid pen the reader can gain a first-hand impression of what it was like to be a young officer on active service more than a century and a half ago. He is exceptional as a reporter because he not only recounts events. a s th ey happen but tries to analyse his own reactions to the dangers and horrors through which he is passing. He sometimes illustrated his letters with diagrams and fluent sketches, several of which are reproduced in this book. Hennell's story . beg in s d ramatically in the thick of the action when as a raw recruit armed only with a letter of introduction to General Picton he joins the British camp just two days before the bloody storming of the citadel of Badajoz. It ends with the victor. ious ar my d escending the Pyrenees to invade the soil of France shortly before the fall of Napoleon." Previous owners small stamp and small bookstore label on front pastedown, light edge wear and wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, very light wear . at co rner s. D ust jacket has very light edge wear/wrinkling. VG/VG. more information

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Pan, London, (1961), 1st printing.. 223 pp, mass market paperback. B&w maps, drawings, plates. "The Spanish Peninsula, December 1808 - Outnumbered, and with no hope of assistance, Sir John Moore is forced into a nightmare retreat after having drawn off Napoleon's forces from Madrid.. Moore finally faces Marshal Soult at Corunna, and, though mortally wounded, his victory saves a British Army from annihilation." Interior - moderate to heavy browning to pages, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exter. i o r - light browning to spine, one corner crease, minor edge wear, old price label on front cover, wrinkles on spine. Good reading copy.. more information

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Cresset, London, 1961, first edition.. 540 pp, 8vo (9" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w maps, reproductions. VOLUME ONE ONLY. "....follows Napoleon's career until his return to Paris after the Marengo campaign. The opening section covers his life up to March, 1796 - the time of his. marriage and of his appointment to command the Army of Italy. The next four deal in turn with the Italian campaigns of 1796-7, the Egyptian expedition, the coup d'etat of Brumaire and the Marengo campaign. A final section is devoted to diploma. t i c papers leading up to the treaties of Luneville and Amiens. The volume is prefaced by a General Introduction to the whole work and a Note on the Selection and Text." Very light browning to edges of textblock, very light edge wear, minor rubb. in g, t wo very tiny dints on front board, minor wrinklingat bottom of spine. Dust jacket is price clipped, has light edge wear/wrinkling, very light soiling, a few small tears and tiny chips, creasing at bottom of spine, slight darkening to spine. , l igh t b rowning to rear panel and flap edges/folds, scattered tiny faint white liquid splashes on spine. Very Good+/Very Good-. more information

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Collins/Fontana, (Glasgow, 1974), reprint.. 264 pp, small 8vo (7 3/4" H), soft cover. B&w maps and reproductions, color plates. Using 18 eyewitness accounts, the author takes the battle from beginning to end through chapters titled: Dawn; Morning; Noon; Afternoon; Evening; Night. Interior . - previous owners name/date on half-title page, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - faint creases on spine, light rubbing to covers. VG. more information

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Directorate of Military Training, Army Headquarters, (Ottawa, 1964).. 324 pp, Sm 8vo (7 3/4"), soft cover. Chapters cover: The Formative Years: Napoleon's Early Training; The Young General: Italy, 1796-1797; Master of War: Bavaria and Austria, 1805; The Ruthless Gambler: Russia, 1812; Overburdened Titan: German. y, 1813; and , The Napoleonic Enigma: Waterloo and the Final Years. Illustrated with single page and fold-out maps. Interior - book slightly cracked at two places, previous owner's bordered stamp on indide of front cover, publication date ha. n d written in pen on front cover and on title page, small soft crease at fore-edge of some pages, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - light browning to covers, a few small light stains on covers, minor soiling, two. c re a ses on spine, soft creases down front cover. Very Good-. more information

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Hatchard, London, 1866.. 475 pp, 8vo (8 5/8" H), hard cover (red cloth - spine rebacked, retaining portion of old spine showing insignia of 52nd Light Infantry and the word 'Waterloo' - retains original boards with banding in black and gold) - no dust jacket. VOLUME II ONL. Y. Ex-library. Title continues "...Together With Various Incidents connected with that Regiment, not only at Waterloo, but also at Paris, in the North of France and for Several Years Afterwards: To which are added many of The Author's Reminisce. n c e s of His Military and Clerical Careers, during a period of more than fifty years." Note: the portrait and plans referred to on the title page are contained in the first volume. Ex-library copy with stamp marks on preliminary pages, title pag. e an d page 1; previous owner's small stamp and small pen notation on front pastedown, faint erased pencil marks on free front endpaper; six pages with ink check mark, three pages with small ink marginalia; one page with tear at fore-edge archivally. t ape d, one page with very small ink mark; light to moderate foxing to last five pages - scattered small light foxing marks on some pages; browning and dust staining to edges of textblock - mainly on top of textblock; moderate edge wear - heavier. at cor ner s; moderate soiling to boards; small bump to bottom corners of boards. Sound reading copy only.. more information

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Universidad de Jaen, 2001.. 209 pp, large 8vo (9 3/8" H), soft cover with self-flaps. SPANISH TEXT ONLY. B&w illustrations. Indice: Presentacion; Prologo; Ponencias - Jaen, 1808. Politica, Sociedad y Milicia en las visperas de Balien - Manuel Lopez Perez; La Campana de And. alucia y la Batalla de Bailen en la Historia y la Historiografia Espanolas de los siglo XIX y XX - Jesus de Haro Malpesa; La Constitucion de 1812 y las Cortes de Cadiz - Antonio Morales Moya. Comunicaciones - Instrumentos de Control y represion . d e l regimen patriota - el Tribunal de Vigiliancia de Madrid y el de Seguridad Publica de Sevilla (1808-1809) - Leonor Hernandez Envis; El despliegue espanol en Bailen el 19 de julio de 1808. Anotactiones y comentarios sobre un plano levantado en. 1 84 8 - Ramon Gomez Martinez. Interior - previous owners name, Christmas date, small bookstore label and faint erased pencil marks on free front endpaper; otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - light rubbing to gloss. y c ove rs , minor edge wear, small soft crease at bottom corner of rear cover, spine flat and uncreased. VG. more information

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Dial House, (Shepperton, 1995).. 160 pp, 8vo (9" H), soft cover. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, reproductions. This volume details museums, collections, historical sites, etc. where items and locales related to Lord Nelson can be viewed. "This series (of books) conc. erns the lasting impression that several eminent figures have left upon society. History records their actions and words and their lives are illustrated in books, photographs and paintings. But each person leaves behind more than writings, repu. t a t ion or notoriety: the place where they were born; the houses they lived in; the clothes they wore; the structures they owned, built or made; where they died and where they are laid to rest. Each of these books in the 'What's Left of' series i. s a de tective story piecing together the physical remains that famous people leave behind - remains that we can see today and perhaps allow us to recapture some of their history...(not just major attractions) but the personal possessions, clothing . or j ewe llery, that give us a clear insight into their personality..." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - clean and bright with one faint crease on spine. VG+. more information

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Longman, Harlow, Essex, 1981.. 69 pp, large 8vo (9 5/8" H), hard cover (pictorial glazed boards) - no dust jacket. ISBN 0582390400 One of the 'Longman Great Lives' series for younger readers. Map endpapers, b&w and color illustrations. Contents: Immortality; Revolution; Takin. g Power; Empire Building; Absolute Power; Disaster in Russia; Return; Chronology; Books to Read; Index. Minor rubbing to glossy boards. VG+. more information

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Reprint Society, London, 1950.. 596 pp, 7 3/8" H, hard cover in dust jacket. B&w portraits, maps/battle plans. Contents: "Nephew of Captain Suckling"; Post-Captain; "Sentimental Journey"; Five Years on the Beach; Ship-of-the-Line; "Old Mediterranean Man"; "Nelson's Patented Bri. dge for Boarding First-Rates"; In-shore Squadron, Cadiz Bay: Santa Cruz, Teneriffe; Doctor's Orders; The Nile; Naples; "Inactive at a Foreign Court"; Stormy Homecoming; Copenhagen; "Squadron on a Particular Service", and "Experimental Peace"; Med. i t e rranean Command; The Long Chase; The Twenty-five Days; Trafalgar; Afterwards; Index. Double crease at bottom corner of pages 353 to 360, minor edge rubbing, a few tiny glue specks at bottom of boards. Dust jacket has light edge wear/wrinklin. g, t wo very small chips, three small closed tears - one taped and one with crease, light to moderate rubbing/soiling on rear panel - light rubbing on front panel, tiny scuff on front hinge. Very Good/Very Good-. more information

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Windrow & Greene, London, 1997.. 128 pp, 4to (12" H), hard cover in glazed pictorial boards - no dust jacket. ISBN 1859150195 Profusely illustrated with colour photographs. "In the world of military models the Napoleonic era remains the most popular subject of all, for its flamb. oyant splendour, its variety and its romance. For thirty years the Historex range of Napoleonic plastic figure kits and accessories - now running to more than a thousand subjects - has been a world-wide best seller for its scope, versatility and . r e asonable prices. Over the past decade the US master modeller Bill Ottinger has earned an equivalent reputation for the quality of his Historex pieces, winning numerous Gold Medals and other awards in international competition (MFCA, Atlanta, Wo. rl d Expo, Chicago, etc.). In this latest addition to Windrow & Greene's much praised 'Modelling Masterclass' series, Bill Ottinger shares his expert techniques in a detailed, specific text illustrated with more than 250 stunning full colour photos. of t hese masterpieces of the miniaturist's craft by many award-winning North American, British and Continental modellers. (Includes:) The Figure Line; Assembly, Detailing & Enhancement; Converting; Painting; Groundwork & Display; Non-Napoleonic . Conv ers ions; Plus: Introductions by Eugene Leliepvre, the original designer, and Lynn Sangster of Historex Agents; Sidebar commentaries on Historex work by many leading British and North American figure modellers." Fine. more information

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Hart-Davis MacGibbon, London, (1973).. 208 pp, large 8vo, hard cover in dust jacket. Map endpapers, b&w and color reproductions, maps. "It began in 1808 with Napoleon at the height of his power, and ended with his attempted suicide in 1814; he called it his 'Spanish ulcer'. It began w. ith the young Sir Arthur Wellesley eighth in official line of command, and saw his rise to the title of Duke of Wellington and Britain's greatest general; in a series of savagely-fought battles - Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Salamanca, Vitoria - Wel. l i n g ton's 'scum' avenged Corunna and swept Spain clean of France's finest troops..." Very light edge wear to boards, top corners of boards light bumped, small bump to top edge of rear board, light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, light brownin. g to e dg es of textblock. Dust jacket is price-clipped, has crease at top of rear flap, light edge wrinkling, scuffs at top edge of front flap, minor edge wear elsewhere. VG/VG. more information

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Henry Holt, New York, 1946.. 446 pp, 8vo (8 9/16" H), hard cover (blue cloth with black title block, gold lettering and decoration on spine, gold decoration on front board) - no dust jacket. B&w drawings, maps/battle plans. The author weaves contemporary memoirs, letters and . newspaper articles together "to reflect a British point of view (of the Napoleonic wars) which may be described as not so much insular as insulated. If Napoleon plays a relatively small part in it, it is because with relation to the war the English. were fighting, he originated nothing, and was strategically as well as politically only the heir of the Revolution." Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown, tiny surface paper pull on fornt endpapers, soft crease on half-title page, brow. n i n g to edges of textblock - darker on top, small water mark on top of textblock, light edge wear, slight fading on parts of front board, fading/light browning on spine, bump to top of spine, wrinkling in cloth on top half of rear board, very lig. ht r ub bing. Good+. more information

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Faber and Faber, London, (1977), Ist edition.. 256 pp, 8vo, hard cover in dust jacket. B&w plates. "...It was, after all, a war for the independence of Spain and Portugal and had far-reaching repercussions outside the Peninsula: notably the liberation of South America from foreign domination. . Drawing upon contemporary documents and eyewitness accounts, Jan Read's book sets the conflict in its wider historical context and pays special attention to the activities of the guerillas, whose day-to-day attacks on the invader inflicted a terrib. le toll on the French and did as much to achieve ultimate victory as the more spectacular victories of Wellington...a vividly readable account, which brings to life the intrigues of the corrupt Bourbon court, the machinations of Napoleon, indivi. d u a l bravery on the battlefield, the horrors of a war so unforgettably depicted by Goya, and the attempts to forge a more liberal Spain." Previous owners bookplate on front paste-down, boards lightly bowed, small paper pull at top of rear endpa. pe rs , soft crease at bottom of index pages, light wrinkling at bottom of spine. Dust jacket is price-clipped, has light edge wrinkling, small area of color fading on rear hinge. VG/VG. more information

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Hugh Rees, London, 1905, third impression.. 149 pp, + ads, 8vo (8 1/2" H), hard cover (red cloth with black lettering on spine and front board, black banding) - no dust jacket. Fold-out maps & battle plans - collated. Errata slip tipped in. Contents: Introduction; Origin of the War; Princ. iples governing the Movements of Organized Armies - Military Strength, Etc., of the Contending Powers in this War - Importance of the Study of Military Topography - Topography of the Peninsula; Campaign in Portugal, 1808: Roleia - Vimiera - Conve. n t i on of Cintra; Campaign in Spain, 1808-9: Moore enters Spain - Napoleon advances against Him - Retreat to Corunna; Campaign in Portugal and Spain, 1809 (First Period): Advance aganst Soult - Passage of the Douro - Expulsion of the French a Seco. nd T im e from Portugal; Campaign in Portugal and Spain, 1809 (Second Period): Advance into Spain - Talavera - Return to Portugal; Campaign in Portugal, 1810: Massena invades Portugal - Busaco - The Lines of Torres Vedras. Ex-library copy with sta. mps on ed ges of textblock, call numbers and small part of pocket backing on free rear endpaper; endpapers browned; previous owner's name and date on front pastedown; foxing marks on the first few and last few pages; bump at corners of boards; sma. ll d int with wear through cloth on front board; light soiling and discoloration; fading to spine - still legible; wear (re-glued) at top of spine; browning to edges of textblock. Good reading copy only.. more information

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Jennings & Graham, Cincinnati, 1904.. 40 pp, small 8vo (7 1/2" H), hard cover (red cloth with gold and white lettering and decorations on front board) - no dust jacket. B&w frontispiece. An essay on the Battle of Waterloo, during which the author makes a couple of comparisons to Getty. sburg. A few tiny burn marks on rear edge of spine, light edge wear/rubbing, wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, darkening to spine and edges of boards, half of the border decoration on front board has rubbed off. G+. more information

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Howard Baker, London, 1970, first edition.. 157 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. Fictionalized versions of the great battle, based on H.A.L. Craig's screenplay for Dino De Laurentiis' epic film. "....best-selling author Frederick E. Smith has presented with staggering authenti. city and intense compassion all of the grandeur, the spectacle, the horror, the excitement and the terror of the battle itself, and of the whole of the preceding One Hundred Days which followed Napoleon's flight from exile on Elba. And in so doi. n g he has written not merely a 'book of the film' but a novel in its own right, and one which deserves - and is bound to receive - wide acclaim." Minor soiling to one rear blank page, light wrinking at bottom of spine. Dust jacket has light edge. w ri n kling, a few tiny chips, one tiny tear, moderate rubbing, tiny scuff and small scratch on front panel. Very Good/Good. more information

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David & Charles, Newton Abbot, (1980).. 272 pp, small 4to (10" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w line drawings, battle plans, ship profiles, maps. "The aim of this book is to give the reader a concise, readily understandable account of the navies of the period 1792-1815, of the ships t. hey sailed and of their achievements...The book falls into three parts: Part One: The Ships and the Men...Part Two: The Engagements...Part Three: The National Navies..." Faint cigarette odor, small bump to two corners and to bottom of spine, mi. n o r edge wear, minor soiling. Dust jacket has light edge wrinkling, a few tiny pin holes at top of hinges, light rubbing and faint line indentations. VG/VG-. more information

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B.T. Batsford, London, (1960), Ist edition.. 184 pp, 8vo (8 7/8" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w reproductions, maps. "The scene is set, the circumstances under which the battle was fought are made clear; the commanders are introduced and the reader comes to know them as human beings no l. ess than as naval captains; the action itself is graphically described, largely through the eye-witness accounts of participants; and the battle's aftermath is followed through in a way which relates the particular action to the war as a whole.... a m ost spirited and expert account of one of the classic naval actions of history." Small bookstore label and faint erased pencil marks on free front endpaper, light edge wear to boards. Dust jacket has light to moderate edge wear, is price clip. pe d , has slight fading to spine lettering and slight browning to spine, a few tiny tears and nicks. VG/G+. more information

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Greenhill, London, (1991).. 196 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 1853671088 B&w reproductions, diagrams, map. "2nd Captain Webber of the Royal Artillery joined Captain Maxwell's 9-Pounder Brigade at Zafra in August 1812 during the Peninsular War. His rem. arkable and hitherto unpublished journal covers the period up to June 16th, 1813, just before the battle of Vittoria. It is remarkable on two counts: firstly through his descriptions of events ususally recorded on the actual day they happened an. d , secondly, because as well as the military significance of the day he records his impressions of the countryside and its people and customs, with a discriminating and often controversial eye. His Journal describes his personal experiences durin. g th e advance up to and along the Tagus to Aranjuez, the reversal of fortunes during the autumn of 1812, the difficult retreat into winter quarters in Portugal and finally the brigade's part in the brilliant campaign of 1813 which saw the French p. us hed b ack across the Ebro....The late Lt.-Colonel Laws has set the Journal within the context of the Peninsular War and outlined Webber's military career, which culminated at Waterloo, where he was wounded. An account of Webber's life and famil. y b ackg rou nd is given by the editor, a direct descendant of his sister. This fascinating record of a gunner officer's career, daily life and experiences in Wellington's Peninsular army, provides an important addition to the Napoleonic Library." . Pre vious own ers small stamp on front pastedown, minor rub on bottom edge of front board. Dust jacket has minor wrinkle at top of spine. VG+/NF. more information

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University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, (1979).. 392 pp, large 8vo, hard cover in dust jacket. B&w tables, maps, graphs, illustrations. "Social, military, and political history intersect in this meticulously researched study of French war veterans from the end of the Old Regime to the 1820s. Tr. acing the composition of this group, the changing public policy that determined its fate, and the institutions that served it (notably the Hotel des Invalides), Woloch shows how the vererans' situation was a veritable barometer of the revolution. a r y experience. His principle aim is precisely to reconsider that experience from a fresh and full-scale perspective..." Previous owners embossed blind stamp on free front endpaper, very light edge wear to boards, slight wrinkling at top/bottom. o f sp i ne. Dust jacket has very light edge wear and rubbing, minor soiling. VG+/VG. more information

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(Osprey, London, 1996), reprint.. 96 pp, large 8vo (9 3/4" H), soft cover. Profusely illustrated in color and b&w with reproductions, maps, battle plans, uniform studies. "Waterloo holds a special place among the great battles of history. The climax and decisive conclusion of mor. e than twenty years of war, it was indeed a close-run affair, matching two of the world's greatest generals - Napoleon and Wellington. This volume covers the entire campaign including the battles of Quatre Bras, Ligny and Wavre..." "The Osprey . C a m paign Series presents concise, authoritative accounts of the great conflicts of history. Each volume begins with an assessment of each commander's campaign stragegy, then recounts the progress of the fighting, blow-by-blow. More than 90 illu. st ra ti ons, including maps, charts and colour plates accompany the text, and a series of three-dimensional battle maps mark the critical stages of the campaign. Each volume concludes with a brief guide to the battlefield today, and detailed notes. fo r w arg amers." Interior - very faint cigarettre odor, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very minor soiling to bottom of textblock, light yellowing to edges of textblock, minor edge wear, wrinkles on bottom. 2" of s pine . VG. more information

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