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Little has been written about the defense of the Kingdom of Northern Italy and this is the first study in English to detail the twoyear conflict 18131814 within the larger context of the Napoleonic Wars The French commander responsible for the defense was Eugene Beauharnais stepson of Napoleon and soninlaw of the King of Bavaria Outnumbered three to one Beauharnais fought an outstanding defensive campaign covering all of Napoleons southern front while Napoleon faced off against the main allied armies as they invaded FranceThis was only Beauharnaiss third command and as a result of his less than stellar performance in his two earlier posts he had acquired a poor reputation as a leader Nafziger and Gioannini explain however that in this instance Beauharnais proved himself once and for all as the commander of an independent army defending one of the most important parts of the French Napoleonic Empire He made full use of geography keeping his army in being rather than risking it to seek a decision in the field Because his stepson held the plains of Italy Napoleon was able to concentrate his energies upon the evacuation of Germany and to demonstrate his military prowess in France
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Little has been written about the defense of the Kingdom of Northern Italy and this is the first study in English to detail the twoyear conflict 18131814 within the larger context of the Napoleonic Wars The French commander responsible for the defense was Eugene Beauharnais stepson of Napoleon and soninlaw of the King of Bavaria Outnumbered three to one Beauharnais fought an outstanding defensive campaign covering all of Napoleons southern front while Napoleon faced off against the main allied armies as they invaded FranceThis was only Beauharnaiss third command and as a result of his less than stellar performance in his two earlier posts he had acquired a poor reputation as a leader Nafziger and Gioannini explain however that in this instance Beauharnais proved himself once and for all as the commander of an independent army defending one of the most important parts of the French Napoleonic Empire He made full use of geography keeping his army in being rather than risking it to seek a decision in the field Because his stepson held the plains of Italy Napoleon was able to concentrate his energies upon the evacuation of Germany and to demonstrate his military prowess in France
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Black boards have light wear Pages are clean text has no markings binding is sound Size 8vo over 7¾ 9¾ tall
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Octavo 240 pages In Very Good condition Bound in black cloth with gilt lettering Boards have light bumping to corners and mild shelf wear Textblock has brown spot on rear endpaper and pastedown Shelved NDE 1378415 FP New Rockville Stock
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Hill went to sea with the British Navy at age 17 retired as rear admiral working in the Ministry of Defense pursued naval law for a few years and has been writing naval books since Here he explores what happened after a British warship captured an enemy warship a neutral suspected of running contraband or a privateer on the high seas There were plenty of legal procedures to go through he shows before the captors saw their prize money Annotation c Book News Inc Portland OR booknewscom
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Cavalry was the queen of the Napoleonic battlefield Surging squadrons of dragoons dashing hussars or the awesome might of heavy cuirassiers often snatched victory from the jaws of defeat and decided the fate of kingdoms In this dramatic and spirited history of cavalry in the Napoleonic period Digby Smith examines how battles could be decided by the skillful use of cavalry He outlines the development of the mounted arm describing the various types of mounted unit their roles and abilities and then sets out to describe how cavalry could turn the tide of battle By examining such key battles as Marengo Eylau Albuera the crossing of the Beresina and Waterloo Smith reveals how cavalry could be deployed in an offensive and defensive capacity or how an effective and welltimed cavalry charge could overcome almost any obstacle The scenarios have been carefully selected to reveal how leadership training weather terrain and the condition of the horses could affect the success of a charge Replete with eyewitness accounts and tales of outstanding courage this is a dramatic read as well as a fascinating insight into the role and performance of cavalry on the Napoleonic field of battle
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Thenbsphistory of the Wild Geese including the Revolutionary War the French Revolution and Napoleons Irish LegionCovering the period from King James IIs reign of the three kingdoms of England Scotland and Ireland in 1685 until the disbandment of the Irish Brigades in France and Spain this book looks at the origins formation recruitment and the exploits of the Irish regiments including their long years of campaigning from the War of the Grand Alliance in 1688 right through to the Napoleonic Wars in 1815 What emerges is a picture of the oldfashioned virtues of honor chivalry integrity and loyalty of adventure and sacrifice in the name of a greater cause
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Hill went to sea with the British Navy at age 17 retired as rear admiral working in the Ministry of Defense pursued naval law for a few years and has been writing naval books since Here he explores what happened after a British warship captured an enemy warship a neutral suspected of running contraband or a privateer on the high seas There were plenty of legal procedures to go through he shows before the captors saw their prize money Annotation c Book News Inc Portland OR booknewscom
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In this volume the authors set out a regimentbyregiment guide to the armies that fought with the Emperor Napoleon with chapters on the French Army itself the Imperial Guard the German states that were his allies or vassals the Kingdoms of Italy and Naples and the Bonaparte Kingdom of Spain and Denmark There are details of matters as diverse as uniform design and colouring organizational breakdown drill tactics and preferred methods of fighting The book also features a regimentbyregiment treatment of the major battles to which they were committed and biographies of general officers
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Although its crown was initially given to Joseph Bonaparte the brief history of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Naples will be forever best associated with the reign of King Joachim Murat Napoleons famous and flamboyant cavalry commander from 1808 to 1815 Known more for the splendor of its uniforms than the achievements of its troops Naples under Murat nevertheless became a major if shortlived player on the Italian PeninsulanbspThis book is based around a series of 99 plates from the work of the military illustrator Henri Boisselier covering the army and navy of the Kingdom of Naples reproduced with the kind permission of the Anne SK Brown Collection Each plate is accompanied by a commentary on the figure comparing Boisseliers depiction with the actual state of the army at the date of their portrayal The accompanying text details the strength of each corps of the army royal guard infantry cavalry artillery engineers command and staff officers and civilian paramilitary organizations including uniform details badges of rank intercompany distinctions flags and standards The battle history of the units is also recounted along with a brief history of the kingdom
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Although its crown was initially given to Joseph Bonaparte the brief history of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Naples will be forever best associated with the reign of King Joachim Murat Napoleons famous and flamboyant cavalry commander from 1808 to 1815 Known more for the splendor of its uniforms than the achievements of its troops Naples under Murat nevertheless became a major if shortlived player on the Italian PeninsulanbspThis book is based around a series of 99 plates from the work of the military illustrator Henri Boisselier covering the army and navy of the Kingdom of Naples reproduced with the kind permission of the Anne SK Brown Collection Each plate is accompanied by a commentary on the figure comparing Boisseliers depiction with the actual state of the army at the date of their portrayal The accompanying text details the strength of each corps of the army royal guard infantry cavalry artillery engineers command and staff officers and civilian paramilitary organizations including uniform details badges of rank intercompany distinctions flags and standards The battle history of the units is also recounted along with a brief history of the kingdom
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The AngloZulu War of 1879 has become synonymous with Britains humiliating defeat at Isandlwana and the heroic defense of Rorkes Drift where little more than 140 British soldiers kept over 3000 Zulu warriors at bay But these celebrated actions were only part of a campaign that lasted for more than six months and resulted in the Zulu Kingdoms destruction leading to a decade of civil war In Zulu Vanquished Ron Lock and Peter Quantrill authors of the critically acclaimed Zulu Victory explore in unparalleled detail the events which not only led to the initial British defeat at Isandlwana but with King Cetshwayos failure to follow up his victory and invade Natal allowed Chelmsford the opportunity to launch his second invasion of Zululand In this perceptive study Lock and Quantrill expose the political maneuvering and strategic incompetence that resulted They describe the disastrous Hlobane Mountain attack with new primarysource material throwing a fresh slant on Woods conduct This is followed by the decisive battles of Kambula Gingindlovu and the Relief of Eshowe and the Prince Imperials death Finally we are led to the eventual torching of the Zulu capital of Ondini on the Ulundi plain Founded on a wealth of firsthand accounts some published for the first time as well as the authors intimate knowledge of the history and terrain of Zululand Zulu Vanquished is a groundbreaking work that sheds light on the wider AngloZulu conflict and will prove indispensable for scholars and enthusiasts alike
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From one of the most brilliant and influential thinkers of the twentieth centurytwo novels six short stories and a pair of essays in a single volume In both his essays and his fiction Albert Camus 19131960 deployed his lyric eloquence in defense against despair providing an affirmation of the brave assertion of humanity in the face of a universe devoid of order or meaningnbspThe Plaguewritten in 1947 and still profoundly relevantis a riveting tale of horror survival and resilience in the face of a devastating epidemic The Fall 1956 which takes the form of an astonishing confession by a French lawyer in a seedy Amsterdam bar is a haunting parable of modern conscience in the face of evil The six stories of Exile and the Kingdom 1957 represent Camus at the height of his narrative powers masterfully depicting his charactersfrom a renegade missionary to an adulterous wife at decisive moments of revelation Set beside their fictional counterparts Camuss famous essays The Myth of Sisyphus and Reflections on the Guillotine are all the more powerful and philosophically daring confirming his towering place in twentiethcentury thought
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THE ENLIGHTENMENT BEGINSSouma visits Lagoon City where he finds Castor waiting for him But Souma is prepared for the encounter and has an ace up his sleeve Castor is left dumbstruck when the king unveils a top secret project hes had the National Defense Force working on Just what is Souma planning and what role does he intend his disgraced former General to play in it
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The forces commanded by the Duke of Wellington at QuatreBras and Waterloo included two infantry divisions and three cavalry brigades of the newly unified DutchBelgian army of the Kingdom of the Netherlands mostly led by veteran officers who had served under Napoleon during the Napoleonic Wars 17991815 The part played by these troops particularly in holding the vital crossroads of QuatreBras at the insistence of their own commanders has often been unjustly dismissed by British commentators In this book the history organisation uniforms and battle record of the Dutch units of this army are explained and illustrated in detail by two experienced researchers in Continental archives and illustrated with many rare portraits as well as meticulous colour plates
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This book describes and illustrates French fortifications from 1715 the death of Louis XIV to 1815 the fall of Napoleon focusing particularly on the Napoleonic era After an historical background it covers the heritage of the Ancien Regime with the important contributions of Vauban the bastioned defense Gribeauvals reforms in artillery and Montalemberts innovations Chapters explore the style of Napoleonic fortifications siege warfare artillery and engineering corps as well as the Napoleonic achievements in France Italy German and the Netherlands including projects that were planned but never completed
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Just when you think youve seen every variation possible on the dragon story along comes Naomi Novik Her wonderful Temeraire is a dragon for the agesTerry BrooksAerial combat brings a thrilling new dimension to the Napoleonic Wars as valiant warriors rise to Britains defense by taking to the skies not aboard aircraft but atop the mighty backs of fighting dragons When HMS Reliant captures a French frigate and seizes its precious cargo an unhatched dragon egg fate sweeps Capt Will Laurence from his seafaring life into an uncertain futureand an unexpected kinship with a most extraordinary creature Thrust into the rarified world of the Aerial Corps as master of the dragon Temeraire he will face a crash course in the daring tactics of airborne battle For as Frances own dragonborne forces rally to breach British soil in Bonapartes boldest gambit Laurence and Temeraire must soar into their own baptism of fireTerrifically entertainingStephen King
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This book describes and illustrates French fortifications from 1715 the death of Louis XIV to 1815 the fall of Napoleon focusing particularly on the Napoleonic era After an historical background it covers the heritage of the Ancien Regime with the important contributions of Vauban the bastioned defense Gribeauvals reforms in artillery and Montalemberts innovations Chapters explore the style of Napoleonic fortifications siege warfare artillery and engineering corps as well as the Napoleonic achievements in France Italy German and the Netherlands including projects that were planned but never completed
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From critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Sharon Kay Penman comes the story of the reign of King Baldwin IV and the Kingdom of Jerusalems defense against invaders during the CrusadesThe Kingdom of Jerusalem also known as Outremer is the land far beyond the sea Baptized in blood when the men of the First Crusade captured Jerusalem from the Saracens in 1099 the kingdom defined an utterly new world a place where enemies were neighbors and neighbors became enemiesAt the helm of this growing kingdom sits young Baldwin IV an intelligent and courageous boy committed to the welfare and protection of his people But despite Baldwins dedication to his land he is afflicted with leprosy at an early age and the threats against his power and his health nearly outweigh the risk of battle As political deception scours the halls of the royal court the Muslim army led by the first sultan of Egypt and Syria Saladin is never far from the kingdoms doorstep and there are only a handful of people Baldwin can trust including the legendary archbishop William of Tyre and Lord Balian dIbelin a charismatic leader who has been one of the few to maintain the peace Filled with drama and battle tragedy and romance Sharon Kay Penmans latest novel brings a definitive period of history vividly alive with a tale of power and glory that will resonate with readers today
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