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  • Wellington's Foot Guards

    af Ian Fletcher ...
    Serier Bog 52 - Elite
    The Guards fought in every major British campaign on the continent during the Napoleonic Wars.They carved their place in history under commanders such as Sir John Moore and Wellington from Corunna and Talavera during the Peninsula War to their legendary defence of the Chateau of Hougoumont throughout the battle of Waterloo.Ian Fletcher examines the uniforms and insignia of the Guards as worn both ... Læs mere

    89,99 kr.

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  • Rifles

    Six Years with Wellington's Legendary Sharpshooters

    af Mark Urban ...
    As part of the Light Division created to act as the advance guard of Wellington's army, the 95th Rifles are the first into battle and the last out. Fighting and thieving their way across Europe, they are clearly no ordinary troops. The 95th are in fact the first British soldiers to take aim at their targets, to take cover when being shot at, to move tactically by fire and manoeuvre. And by the end ... Læs mere

    81,25 kr.

  • Give Them a Volley and Charge!

    The Battle of Inkermann 1854

    The day after the Battle of Balaklava, the Russians attempted an armed reconnaissance of the Allied right flank aimed at the exposed Inkermann position, but the remnants of the British 2nd Division bloodily repulsed them.This book describes the Battle of Inkermann - an engagement which lasted for less than twelve hours, but was one of the bloodiest single engagements in Europe between 1815 and ... Læs mere

    87,38 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • The Soldier's War

    The Great War through Veterans' Eyes

    November 2008 sees the 90th anniversary of the end of the Great War, 'the war to end all wars' that still haunts and fascinates in equal measure. Richard van Emden's new book tells that story as never before through the words and pictures of the men who were there. The Soldier's War includes incredible never-published-before letters and photographs to reveal the true stories of a lost generation ... Læs mere

    76,11 kr.

  • Redcoat

    The British Soldier in the Age of Horse and Musket

    Redcoat is the brilliant story of the common British soldier from 1700 to 1900, based on the letters and diaries of the men who served and the women who followed them.Delving into the history of the period – charting events including Wolfe's victory and death at Quebec, Wellington's Peninsular War, Waterloo, the retreat from Kabul and the Sikh wars – celebrated military historian Richard Holmes ... Læs mere

    112,47 kr.

  • Tommy

    The British Soldier on the Western Front

    Groundbreaking and critically-acclaimed, Tommy is the first history of World War I to place the British soldier who fought in the trenches centre-stage.Tommy tells the story of an epic and terrible war through the letters, diaries and memories of those who fought it. Epitomised by the character of Sgt Tommy Atkins, Richard Holmes portrays the strength and fallibility of the human spirit, the ... Læs mere

    112,47 kr.

  • Over the Top

    A digger's story of the Western Front

    Australia's diggers didn't go 'over the top' for King and Country, they did it for their mates and their battalion - extraordinary deeds performed by ordinary men.Henry George Hartnett, known as 'Harry', joined the Australian Imperial Force on 13 September 1915 at the age of 23. He saw action on the Western Front at Fromelles and on the Somme, receiving his first 'Blighty', a wound so serious he ... Læs mere

    80,74 kr.

  • To War with Wellington

    From the Peninsula to Waterloo

    af Peter Snow ...
    The seven-year campaign that saved Europe from Napoleon told by those who were there.What made Arthur Duke of Wellington the military genius who was never defeated in battle? In the vivid narrative style that is his trademark, Peter Snow recalls how Wellington evolved from a backward, sensitive schoolboy into the aloof but brilliant commander. He tracks the development of Wellington's leadership ... Læs mere

    150,52 kr.

  • British Napoleonic Infantry Tactics 1792–1815

    Serier Bog 164 - Elite
    The British Army that faced Napoleon in the Peninsula was small by continental standards, but it consistently out-fought larger French armies, never losing a major open-field action.Its cavalry and artillery were standard; but its infantry achieved unique results, as their tactics were brought to a peak of professional perfection by Wellington. Using contemporary instruction manuals, first-hand ... Læs mere

    124,11 kr.

  • Birmingham Pals

    14th, 15th & 16th (Service) Battalions of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, A History of the Three City Battalions Raised in Birmingham in World War One

    af Terry Carter ...
    In the summer of 1914, our finest young men flocked to the colors in Northern towns and cities to answer Lord Kitcheners Call to Arms in a spontaneous burst of enthusiasm and patriotism. The Call appealed to their sense of adventure and offered an escape from the humdrum life of office, factory and mill.The new recruits volunteered with brothers, cousins, friends and work mates. The newly formed ... Læs mere

    49,00 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Rorke's Drift

    Zulu War

    Serier serie Battleground South Africa
    The heroic defence of the mission station at Rorke's Drift became the epic action of the Anglo-Zulu War. A small garrison defended this valuable border-post for ten hours and in the process won the northern sector at Ntcombe Drift, Hlobane and Khambula. Essential reading for those who wish to learn the facts rather than the myths of this legendary stand. ... Læs mere

    49,00 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Stretcher Bearer!

    Fighting for life in the trenches

    Among the thousands of men who shivered and suffered in the trenches during the First World War, some did not even have the protection of a weapon. Members of the Royal Army Medical Corps (the RAMC) were there not to take lives, but to save them. Many chose this difficult and dangerous work because of their principles - including volunteer Charles Horton, who went through the horrors of ... Læs mere

    90,36 kr.