A Very Slippery Fellow
Author: Michael Glover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 1978
Total Pages: 270
ISBN-13:
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Wellington's Men Remembered Volume 2
Author: Janet Bromley
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Published: 2015-03-25
Total Pages: 726
ISBN-13: 1848847505
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWellington's Men Remembered is a reference work which has been compiled on behalf of the Association of Friends of the Waterloo Committee and contains over 3,000 memorials to soldiers who fought in the Peninsular War and at Waterloo between 1808 and 1815, together with 150 battlefield and regimental memorials in 24 countries worldwide.?
Send Me Safely Back Again
Author: Adrian Goldsworthy
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Published: 2012-08-09
Total Pages: 383
ISBN-13: 0297866656
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe third novel in the series sees new challenges for the men of the 106th Foot, as the British army attempts to recover from the disaster of Corunna and establish a foothold in the Peninsula. Featuring the battles of Medellin and Talavera, the 106th will have their mettle severely tested on the battlefield. But if Napoleon is to be ejected from Spain, war must also be waged in more covert ways. For Hanley, the former artist who is a more natural observer than fighter, the opportunity to become an 'exploring officer' leads him into even more dangerous territory, the murky world of politics and partisans. And while Ensign Williams seeks to uncover the identity of the mysterious 'Heroine of Saragossa', a conspiracy of revenge within the regiment itself threatens to destroy him before he's even faced a shot from the French.
Eighteen Hundred and Eleven
Author: E. J. Clery
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2017-06-09
Total Pages: 329
ISBN-13: 1107189225
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA wide-ranging analysis of the economic crisis of 1811 through the lens of a controversial poem.
The Life of James Hamilton Stanhope (1788-1825)
Author: Mark Guscin
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Published: 2021-03-30
Total Pages: 317
ISBN-13: 1527567974
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJames Hamilton Stanhope (1788-1825) was the youngest son of the third Earl Stanhope, half-brother to Lady Hester Stanhope and personally present at the deaths of both Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger in 1806 and General Sir John Moore in Corunna in 1809. After being seriously wounded in the later stages of the Peninsular War, he found happiness in his marriage, which was soon cut short when his wife died giving birth to their second child. Two years later, James committed suicide. This is the first biography of James Hamilton Stanhope, covering his childhood, his fascinating family, his letters and war diaries, his life after Waterloo, how he met his wife, their short but idyllic life together, and his tragic suicide. It also takes a close look at his literary works (all unpublished except for the war diary), and includes the first-ever edition of his lengthy poem on the death of Sir John Moore at Corunna and his brother Charles Banks Stanhope in the same battle.
Faith and Unfaith
Author: Duchess
Publisher:
Published: 1882
Total Pages: 280
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKRussian Eyewitness Accounts of the Campaign of 1807
Author: Alexander Mikaberidze
Publisher: Frontline Books
Published: 2015-02-20
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 1848327625
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAfter his crushing defeat of Prussia in 1806, Napoleon marched into Poland to forestall any Russian attempts to come to the aid of their ally. There then followed the bloody battle in a blizzard at Eylau on 8 February 1807, which decimated both armies. Operations resumed in the spring and on 14 June Napoleon wrecked the Russian field army at Friedland. Napoleon and Emperor Alexander met at Tiltsit, and French mastery of north-west Europe was confirmed.??This is the first book to bring together dozens of Russian letters, memoirs and diaries, with authors ranging from the commander-in-chief (Benningsen) to NCOs. We see the brutal conditions of the winter campaign at first hand, and gain fresh insight into the infamous Treaty of Tiltsit and the diplomatic manoeuvring that followed it.
The Early Days of Marlborough College
Author: Edward Dowdeswell Lockwood
Publisher:
Published: 1893
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSherlock Holmes and the Secret Alliance
Author: Larry Millett
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Published: 2013-11-30
Total Pages: 335
ISBN-13: 1452939063
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs the city of Minneapolis prepares for a visit from President William McKinley, someone else prepares for murder. On the day before the visit, a union activist is found hanged, naked, outside a ruined mansion. A placard around his neck reads “THE SECRET ALLIANCE HAS SPOKEN.” Who is the alliance? What does it want? How was the victim involved with the city’s corrupt mayor? And why did he possess a photograph of a prominent citizen in a compromising position? Shadwell Rafferty searches for answers, encountering bribery, corruption, union organizers, anarchists, and conspiracy, putting himself in danger. But as luck would have it, his old friends Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John H. Watson are on their way. In this fourth installment of Larry Millett’s Minnesota Mystery series, Shadwell Rafferty commands center stage in a brand-new city. Packed with Millett’s signature historical and architectural detail, this book is deviously delightful.
