The Cavalry That Broke Napoleon: The King's Dragoon Guards at Waterloo (Goldsbrough Richard)(Paperback)

The Cavalry That Broke Napoleon: The King's Dragoon Guards at Waterloo (Goldsbrough Richard)(Paperback)

Waterloo: The French Perspective (Field Andrew W.)(Paperback)

The story of the Battle of Waterloo - of the ultimate defeat of Napoleon and the French, the triumph of Wellington, Bl cher and their allied armies - is most often told from the viewpoint of the victors, not the vanquished. Even after 200 years of intensive research and the publication of hundreds

24 Hours at Waterloo - 18 June 1815 (Kershaw Robert)(Paperback / softback)

In March 1815, the Allies declared war on Napoleon in response to his escape from exile and the renewed threat to imperial European rule. Three months later, on 18 June 1815, having suffered considerable losses at Quatre-Bras, Wellington's army fell back on Waterloo, some ten miles south of

Lee's Body Guards: The 39th Virginia Cavalry (Hardy Michael C.)(Paperback)

They considered themselves Lee's Body Guard, cavalrymen specifically recruited to serve as scouts, couriers and guides for General Robert E. Lee. Though their battle experiences might pale compared to those of soldiers under J.E.B. Stuart and Wade Hampton, the men of the 39th Virginia served

Sharpe's Waterloo - The Waterloo Campaign, 15-18 June, 1815 (Cornwell Bernard)(Paperback / softback)

Lieutenant-Colonel Sharpe, sidelined on the Royal staff, magnificently siezes command at the final moment of the great

Sleeping Beauty (Collins Josephine)(Paperback / softback)

A wicked fairy puts a curse on the king's daughter, Aurora, that sends everyone at the palace to sleep. Thorns grow like a forest around the castle. Can anyone break the spell? Part of the beloved Fairytale Classics

Southern California Railways (Billingsley Richard)(Paperback)

Southern California Railways looks at the operations of some of the many railroads that serve the southern half of the Golden State. Including the passenger operations of Amtrak, Metrolink, and San Diego Coaster and the freight operations of the Union Pacific and BNSF Railway as well as some short

The Battle, Book 3/3 (Richaud Frdric)(Paperback)

Napoleon is furious. It appears the battle can no longer be won. The French cavalry is so exhausted it can't even gallop when charging. Ammunition is running out, while losses mount horrifically - both in men and in irreplaceable officers ... But the Austrians have paid an equally steep price, and

Fence: Rivals, 4: Rivals (Pacat C. S.)(Paperback)

The team at King's Row must face the school that defeated them in the fencing state championships last year, but first Nicholas and Seiji must learn to work together as a team...and maybe something more FOILED AGAIN? Just as Nicholas, Seiji and the fencing team at the prodigious Kings Row private

King's Ransom (Penman Sharon)(Paperback / softback)

The sequel to Lionheart, completing the story of Richard

Sharpe's Devil - Napoleon and South America, 1820-1821 (Cornwell Bernard)(Paperback / softback)

Richard Sharpe, asked to help an old friend, meets, at last, the greatest

The Bullet That Missed - Richard Osman

The 20th Cavalry (Goscinny Rene)(Paperback)

The Cheyenne are convinced that newly-arrived settlers are killing the buffalo they depend on. When the Native Americans surround the 20th Cavalry's fort, Lucky Luke realises that someone who bears a grudge against Colonel McStaggle has given them firearms. Worse, the traitor also knows the layout

Lay of the Land (Ford Richard)(Paperback / softback)

Frank Bascombe has arrived at a state of optimistic pragmatism that he calls the Permanent Period of life. Frank reflects that now there are fewer opportunities left in life to get things wrong. As Thanksgiving dinner with his children and first wife nears, the Permanent Period proves as full of

The Heads of Cerberus (Stevens Francis)(Paperback)

Capped by a silver figure of Cerberus, the three-headed hound that guards the gates of Hell, an ancient glass vial contains ordinary-looking dust. Once inhaled, however, the dust exhibits extraordinary powers, transporting a trio of adventurers from the early twentieth century to the year 2118. The

Europe Since Napoleon (Thomson David)(Paperback / softback)

A history of Europe since Napoleon, covering the main topics of that

Kings of the Wild (Scott Jonathan)(Paperback)

'Kings of the Wild' describes the world of the grizzly bear. It contains practical teaching notes at the back of the

Character of Physical Law (Feynman Richard P)(Paperback / softback)

Gives the author's own unique take on the puzzles and problems that lie at the heart of physics, from Newton's Law of Gravitation to mathematics as the supreme language of nature, from the mind-boggling question of whether time can go backwards to the exciting search for new scientific

Hell's Highway: Operation Market Garden (Saunders Tim)(Paperback)

Hell's Highway is the dramatic name given to the vital stretch of road that the British 3rd Guards Armoured Division had to advance down rapidly on their route to relieve the American Paras (82d Airborne) at Nijmegen and the British I st Airborne Division at Arnhem. Adopting the clear and

Kings of Ash (Nell Richard)(Paperback)

The much anticipated continuation of the Ash and Sand trilogy...Follow the long, bloody journey of Ruka, son of Beyla through the islands of Pyu and the frozen wastes of the Ascom; see the return home of Ratama Kale Alaku, the 'Sorcerer-Prince', and the terrifying rise of his 'miracles'. Before the

False Lights (Whittaker K. J.)(Paperback)

Imagine that Buonaparte, instead of Wellington, had won the Battle of Waterloo and that his ex-wife Empress Josephine is presiding over French-occupied

Bean Counters - The Triumph of the Accountants and How They Broke Capitalism (Brooks Richard (author of Bean Counters))(Paperback / softback)

'A devastating expose.' Mail on Sunday They helped cause the 2008 financial crash. They created a global tax avoidance industry. They lurk behind the scenes at every level of government... The world's 'Big Four' accountancy firms - PwC, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, and KPMG - have become a gilded

Success: The Best of Napoleon Hill (Hill Napoleon)(Paperback / softback)

A guide to finding your fortune and winning in life. It lays out the seventeen principles that make the Law of

Fortune Hunter - A Richard & Judy Pick (Goodwin Daisy)(Paperback / softback)

THE FORTUNE HUNTER is the true story of a nineteenth century Queen of Hearts and a cavalry captain, told by the author of the bestselling, MY LAST