George Walton 1796-1874 - The Journal & Diary of a Rifleman of the 95th Who Fought at Waterloo(Paperback / softback)

George Walton 1796-1874 - The Journal & Diary of a Rifleman of the 95th Who Fought at Waterloo(Paperback / softback)

In 1813 George Walton joined the Rifle Brigade at a recruiting party outside St Philip's Church in Birmingham and subsequently kept a journal of his daily life throughout the years of his army service until 1839 when he

To War with Wellington - From the Peninsula to Waterloo (Snow Peter)(Paperback / softback)

The story of one of the world's greatest soldiers - and the men who fought with

Tom Wedgwood at Waterloo: The Life of Thomas Josiah Wedgwood a Soldier Who Fought at Waterloo (Wedgwood Antony)(Pevná vazba)

Thomas 'Tom' Josiah Wedgwood (1797-1860) was the grandson of the English potter and entrepreneur Josiah Wedgwood and the son of John Wedgwood and Louisa Jane (Jenny) Allen. This is the first biography of the rather neglected member of the Wedgwood family. Tom was also a professional soldier,

Longest Afternoon - The 400 Men Who Decided the Battle of Waterloo (Simms Brendan)(Paperback / softback)

At the small Belgian village of Waterloo two large, hastily mobilized armies faced each other to decide the future of Europe. This book tells their story and recaptures the fear, chaos and chanciness of battle and uses various eye-witness

Indian Empire At War - From Jihad to Victory, The Untold Story of the Indian Army in the First World War (Morton-Jack George)(Paperback / softback)

The first global narrative military history of the Indian troops on all fronts who fought with the British in the Great

Marshal Ney at Quatre Bras: New Perspectives on the Opening Battle of the Waterloo Campaign (Dawson Paul L.)(Pevná vazba)

Fought on 16 June 1815, two days before the Battle of Waterloo, the Battle of Quatre Bras has been described as a tactical Anglo-allied victory, but a French strategic victory. The French Marshal Ney was given command of the left wing of Napoleon's army and ordered to seize the vital crossroads at

Walking Waterloo: A Guide (Esdaile Charles J.)(Paperback)

Charles Esdaile's new guide to the Battle of Waterloo presents the experience of the soldiers who took part in the battle in the most graphic and direct way possible - through their own words. In a series of walks he describes in vivid detail what happened in each location on 18 June 1815 and he

Lady Who Fought - A Young Woman's Account of the Anglo-Boer (Raal Sarah)(Paperback / softback)

Scottish Suffragettes (Leneman Leah)(Paperback / softback)

This text looks at women who fought tirelessly for equality. It focuses on the Scottish women of all ages and from all backgrounds who were involved in the non-militant 'suffragist'

Glamour Boys - The Secret Story of the Rebels who Fought for Britain to Defeat Hitler (Bryant Chris)(Paperback / softback)

'the Scum of the Earth': What Happened to the Real British Heroes of Waterloo? (Brown Colin)(Paperback)

The Scum of the Earth follows the men Wellington called just that from victory at Waterloo to a Regency Britain at war with itself, and explodes some of the myths on the way; such as that the defeat of Napoleon ended the threat of revolution spreading from France. Did the victorious soldiers return

World's War - Forgotten Soldiers of Empire (Olusoga David)(Paperback / softback)

A unique account of the millions of colonial troops who fought in the First World War, and why they were later air-brushed out of

How the French Won Waterloo (or Think They Did) (Clarke Stephen)(Paperback)

Published in the 200th Anniversary year of the Battle of Waterloo a witty look at how the French still think they won, by Stephen Clarke, author of 1000 Years of Annoying the French and A Year in the Merde.Two centuries after the Battle of Waterloo, the French are still in denial.If Napoleon lost

Penguin Readers Level 4: Women Who Changed the World (ELT Graded Reader)(Paperback / softback)

These are the stories of some of the women who changed our world. Read about the women who fought to be equal to men, and learn about the things that women have done in education, science, sport and politics.Penguin Readers is a series of popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and

Dancing into Battle - A Social History of the Battle of Waterloo (Foulkes Nicholas)(Paperback / softback)

The social backdrop, vividly described, to one of the greatest battles in European history, Waterloo 1815 The summer of 1815 saw the final and desperate efforts of European powers to usurp Napoleon's reign over France. The pivotal moment was unfolding in an age where war was a social occasion; the

Music at Midnight - The Life and Poetry of George Herbert (Drury John)(Paperback / softback)

Integrates the life and poetry of George Herbert, giving us in Music at Midnight the definitive biography of the man behind some of the most famous poems in the English Language. This book sets the poetry in the whole context of the poet's life and times, so that the reader can understand the frame

Miss Muriel Matters - The fearless suffragist who fought for equality (Wainwright Robert (Author))(Paperback / softback)

The sparkling untold story of one of the leading lights in the women's suffrage

Wellington's Command: A Reappraisal of His Generalship in the Peninsula and at Waterloo (Jaycock George E.)(Pevná vazba)

The reconsideration of the Duke of Wellington as a military commander, focussing on his qualities as a general and on the reputed qualities of his

The Journal of a Disappointed Man: & a Last Diary (Barbellion W. N. P.)(Paperback)

Published shortly before the author's death in 1919, The Journal of a Disappointed Man presents a remarkable memoir that addresses struggles with poverty, inadequate education, and the creeping paralysis of multiple sclerosis. Yet author W. N. P. Barbellion manages to write with uplifting eloquence

The Unwomanly Face of War: An Oral History of Women in World War II - Světlana Alexijevičová

Extraordinary stories from Soviet women who fought in the Second World War - from the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature'Why, having stood up for and held their own place in a once absolutely male world, have women not stood up for their history? Their words and feelings? A whole world is

Rifleman - New edition - A Frontline Life from the Battles of Alamein and Arnhem to the Bombing of Dresden (Gregg Victor)(Paperback / softback)

Uniforms of the Armies at Waterloo - Volume 1: The Allied Armies (Lyall Charles)(Paperback / softback)

This volume presents the Allied armies of 1815 with Dutch-Belgian, Hanoverian (including the King's German Legion - KGL), Nassau and Brunswick

Under the Wig - A Lawyer's Stories of Murder, Guilt and Innocence (Clegg William)(Paperback / softback)

The vivid and gripping behind-the-scenes account by the QC who has fought some of the biggest murder trials in

Cretan Runner (Psychoundakis George)(Paperback / softback)

George Psychoundakis was a young shepherd boy who knew the island of Crete intimately when the Nazis invaded by air in 1941. He immediately joined the resistance and took on the crucial job of war-time runner. This book presents an account of George's activities across mountainous terrain, come