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  • THE LIFE OF A GENERAL IN NAPOLEON'S LIGHT CAVALRY
    ANDREW W. FIELD
    This is the first English translation of the memoirs of Jean-Nicolas Curély. Born in 1774, son of a laborer, Curély rose through the ranks to become a General in Napoleon's Light Cavalry. Although Curély did not fight in many of the most famous battles of the First Republic and the Napoleonic Wars, this reflects the role of the light cavalry; scouting ahead of the army, conduct...

    $251.00

  • WELLINGTON'S WATERLOO ALLIES
    ANDREW W. FIELD
    A fresh look at how Wellington triumphed over Napoleon and "a valuable contribution to the Waterloo historiography" ( Journal of Military History).   For almost two centuries, the British perception of the Battle of Waterloo was that it was a great British victory gained over the French tyrant Napoleon, achieved in spite of—rather than because of—the allied contingents in the D...

    $319.85

  • WATERLOO
    ANDREW W. FIELD
    From the author of Talavera, an extensive history of the Battle of Waterloo from the losing side's point of view. The story of the Battle of Waterloo—of the ultimate defeat of Napoleon and the French, the triumph of Wellington, Blücher, and their allied armies—is most often told from the viewpoint of the victors, not the vanquished. Even after 200 years of intensive research an...

    $229.00

  • WELLINGTON'S WATERLOO ALLIES
    ANDREW W. FIELD
    A fresh look at how Wellington triumphed over Napoleon and "a valuable contribution to the Waterloo historiography" ( Journal of Military History).   For almost two centuries, the British perception of the Battle of Waterloo was that it was a great British victory gained over the French tyrant Napoleon, achieved in spite of—rather than because of—the allied contingents in the D...

    $319.85

  • THE FRENCH AT WATERLOO—EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS
    ANDREW W. FIELD
    This invaluable record presents newly translated, firsthand accounts of Waterloo from French soldiers who fought on the frontline. With this volume, Andrew Field completes his pioneering work on the French experience in this decisive battle. Readers can now engage with these vivid, ground-level accounts and compare them to the narratives based largely on the British perspective...

    $229.00

  • THE FRENCH AT WATERLOO—EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS
    ANDREW W. FIELD
    The military historian and expert on the Waterloo campaign presents a fascinating selection of firsthand accounts never before published in English. Andrew Field has written several important volumes on the Battle of Waterloo from the French perspective. Now he takes his pioneering work a step further by publishing these accounts, with all their vivid and personal detail, in fu...

    $229.00

  • WATERLOO: ROUT & RETREAT
    ANDREW W. FIELD
    "This book covers the least familiar part of the Waterloo campaign—the French retreat in the aftermath of the battle . . . a splendid study." — History of War   This, the fourth volume in Andrew Field's highly praised study of the Waterloo campaign from the French perspective, depicts in vivid detail the often neglected final phase—the rout and retreat of Napoleon's army. The t...

    $279.00

  • WATERLOO: ROUT & RETREAT
    ANDREW W. FIELD
    "This book covers the least familiar part of the Waterloo campaign—the French retreat in the aftermath of the battle . . . a splendid study." — History of War   This, the fourth volume in Andrew Field's highly praised study of the Waterloo campaign from the French perspective, depicts in vivid detail the often neglected final phase—the rout and retreat of Napoleon's army. The t...

    $279.00

  • GROUCHY'S WATERLOO
    ANDREW W. FIELD
    "An interesting approach to this part of the Waterloo campaign . . . a picture of a capable officer who was perhaps slightly out of his depth."—HistoryOfWar   In this concluding volume of his highly praised study exploring the French perspective of the Waterloo campaign, Andrew Field concentrates on an often-neglected aspect of Napoleon's final offensive—the French victory over...

    $329.00

  • GROUCHY'S WATERLOO
    ANDREW W. FIELD
    "An interesting approach to this part of the Waterloo campaign . . . a picture of a capable officer who was perhaps slightly out of his depth."—HistoryOfWar   In this concluding volume of his highly praised study exploring the French perspective of the Waterloo campaign, Andrew Field concentrates on an often-neglected aspect of Napoleon's final offensive—the French victory over...

    $329.00

  • THE LIFE OF A GENERAL IN NAPOLEON'S LIGHT CAVALRY
    ANDREW W. FIELD
    This is the first English translation of the memoirs of Jean-Nicolas Curély. Born in 1774, son of a laborer, Curély rose through the ranks to become a General in Napoleon's Light Cavalry. Although Curély did not fight in many of the most famous battles of the First Republic and the Napoleonic Wars, this reflects the role of the light cavalry; scouting ahead of the army, conduct...

    $255.99

  • PRELUDE TO WATERLOO: QUATRE BRAS
    ANDREW W. FIELD
    "As a piece of historical research, this is a force majeure . . . a must read for anyone interested in the Napoleonic Wars" by the author of Waterloo ( Federation of Family History Societies ).   The Battle of Quatre Bras was critical to the outcome of the Waterloo campaign—to the victory of the allied armies of Wellington and Blücher, the defeat of the French and the fall of N...

    $229.00

  • TALAVERA
    ANDREW W. FIELD
    The author of Waterloo shares an extensive history of the Battle of Talavera between the British & Spanish and the French. The Battle of Talavera was one of the key confrontations of the Peninsular War. In a bloody contest the British and Spanish under Wellesley and Cuesta won a tactical victory over the French forces of Victor and Joseph Bonaparte. The battle was the climax of...

    $119.00

  • TALAVERA
    ANDREW W. FIELD
    The author of Waterloo shares an extensive history of the Battle of Talavera between the British & Spanish and the French. The Battle of Talavera was one of the key confrontations of the Peninsular War. In a bloody contest the British and Spanish under Wellesley and Cuesta won a tactical victory over the French forces of Victor and Joseph Bonaparte. The battle was the climax of...

    $119.00

  • PRELUDE TO WATERLOO: QUATRE BRAS
    ANDREW W. FIELD
    “As a piece of historical research, this is a force majeure . . . a must read for anyone interested in the Napoleonic Wars” by the author of Waterloo (Federation of Family History Societies).   The Battle of Quatre Bras was critical to the outcome of the Waterloo campaign—to the victory of the allied armies of Wellington and Blücher, the defeat of the French and the fall of Nap...

    $229.00