Search Results: Napoleonic History from Viceroy Books

United Kingdom: Greenhill Press, 2005. New book, 368 pages. The Battle of Austerlitz is almost universally regarded as the most impressive of Napoleon’s many victories. The magnitude of the French achievement against a signifcantly larger army was unprecedented. In this insightful new study the author analyses the planning of the opposing forces and details the course of the battle hour by hour, describing the fierce see-saw battle around Sokolnitz, the epic struggle for the Pratzen Heights, the dramatic engagement between the legendary Lannes and Bagration in the north, and the widely misunderstood clash of Napoleon’s Imperial Guard and Alexander’s Imperial Leib-Guard. The author has produced a detailed and balanced assessment of the battle that for the first time places familiar French accounts in their proper perspective and exposes many myths regarding the battle that have been perpetuated and even embellished in recent books. With 1805: Austerlitz, the reader is left with a new… Read More

London: Frontline Books, 2008. New book, 496 pages. The Franco-Austrian war of 1809 was Napoleon's last victorious war. He would win many battles in his future campaigns, but never again would one of Europe's great powers lie broken at his feet. In this respect, 1809 represents a high point of the First Empire, yet at the same time Napoleon's armies were declining in quality and he was beginning to display the corrosive flaws that would contribute to his downfall five years later. In this volume John H. Gill tackles the political background to the wars and the opening battles of Abensberg, Eggmuhl and Regensburg. He explores the motivations that prompted Austria to launch an offensive against France while Napoleon and many of his veterans were distracted in Spain. Though surprised by the timing of the Austrian attack on the 10th April, the French Emperor completely reversed a dire strategic situation with stunning blows that he called his 'most brilliant and most skilful… Read More

United Kingdom: Conway Maritime Pr, 2005. New book, 176 pages, shelf wear to cover. This book integrates a thorough narrative with qoutations from contemporary documents, eyewitness accounts and reproductions of illustrations to provide an authoritative account of the campaign, battle and aftermath. This approach offers both the perspective of hindsight, placing actions in context, and the immediacy of being present as the events unfold. The strategy and tactics, the famous personalities of Trafalgar are not only described but also explained in the words of participants and modern historians. . Hard Cover. As New/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

United Kingdom: Conway Maritime Pr, 2005. New book, 176 pages, shelf wear to cover. This book integrates a thorough narrative with qoutations from contemporary documents, eyewitness accounts and reproductions of illustrations to provide an authoritative account of the campaign, battle and aftermath. This approach offers both the perspective of hindsight, placing actions in context, and the immediacy of being present as the events unfold. The strategy and tactics, the famous personalities of Trafalgar are not only described but also explained in the words of participants and modern historians. . Hard Cover. As New/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Pen & Sword, 2002. New book, Written by the leading Danish authority on the period, this splendid work brings to life Nelson's historic victory immortalised by his so famously turning a blind eye to his superior's order to halt operations. As well as describing the brilliance of the British tactics, the work fascinatingly reveals the desperate action and great bravery displayed by the Danish defenders who suffered appallingly in the fighting.. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Four Walls Eight Windows, 1999. New book. Some rubbing to dust jacket, internally as new. 297pages. Extraordinary account of Napoleons imprisonment on the island of Saint Helena, written after the authors own visit to the site. Contains many contemporary accounts, maps of the island and Longwood, plus eight pages of color photographs and reproduction plates.. Hard Cover. As New/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Four Walls Eight Windows, 1999. New book. Some rubbing to dust jacket, internally as new. 297pages. Extraordinary account of Napoleons imprisonment on the island of Saint Helena, written after the authors own visit to the site. Contains many contemporary accounts, maps of the island and Longwood, plus eight pages of color photographs and reproduction plates.. Hard Cover. As New/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Four Walls Eight Windows, 1999. New book. Some rubbing to dust jacket, internally as new. 297pages. Extraordinary account of Napoleons imprisonment on the island of Saint Helena, written after the authors own visit to the site. Contains many contemporary accounts, maps of the island and Longwood, plus eight pages of color photographs and reproduction plates.. Hard Cover. As New/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Four Walls Eight Windows, 1999. New book. Some rubbing to dust jacket, internally as new. 297pages. Extraordinary account of Napoleons imprisonment on the island of Saint Helena, written after the authors own visit to the site. Contains many contemporary accounts, maps of the island and Longwood, plus eight pages of color photographs and reproduction plates.. Hard Cover. As New/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Four Walls Eight Windows, 1999. New book. Some rubbing to dust jacket, internally as new. 297pages. Extraordinary account of Napoleons imprisonment on the island of Saint Helena, written after the authors own visit to the site. Contains many contemporary accounts, maps of the island and Longwood, plus eight pages of color photographs and reproduction plates.. Hard Cover. As New/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Four Walls Eight Windows, 1999. New book. Some rubbing to dust jacket, internally as new. 297pages. Extraordinary account of Napoleons imprisonment on the island of Saint Helena, written after the authors own visit to the site. Contains many contemporary accounts, maps of the island and Longwood, plus eight pages of color photographs and reproduction plates.. Hard Cover. As New/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Four Walls Eight Windows, 1999. New book. Some rubbing to dust jacket, internally as new. 297pages. Extraordinary account of Napoleons imprisonment on the island of Saint Helena, written after the authors own visit to the site. Contains many contemporary accounts, maps of the island and Longwood, plus eight pages of color photographs and reproduction plates.. Hard Cover. As New/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Four Walls Eight Windows, 1999. New book. Some rubbing to dust jacket, internally as new. 297pages. Extraordinary account of Napoleons imprisonment on the island of Saint Helena, written after the authors own visit to the site. Contains many contemporary accounts, maps of the island and Longwood, plus eight pages of color photographs and reproduction plates.. Hard Cover. As New/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Four Walls Eight Windows, 1999. New book. Some rubbing to dust jacket, internally as new. 297pages. Extraordinary account of Napoleons imprisonment on the island of Saint Helena, written after the authors own visit to the site. Contains many contemporary accounts, maps of the island and Longwood, plus eight pages of color photographs and reproduction plates.. Hard Cover. As New/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Four Walls Eight Windows, 1999. New book. Some rubbing to dust jacket, internally as new. 297pages. Extraordinary account of Napoleons imprisonment on the island of Saint Helena, written after the authors own visit to the site. Contains many contemporary accounts, maps of the island and Longwood, plus eight pages of color photographs and reproduction plates.. Hard Cover. As New/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Four Walls Eight Windows, 1999. New book. Some rubbing to dust jacket, internally as new. 297pages. Extraordinary account of Napoleons imprisonment on the island of Saint Helena, written after the authors own visit to the site. Contains many contemporary accounts, maps of the island and Longwood, plus eight pages of color photographs and reproduction plates.. Hard Cover. As New/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Four Walls Eight Windows, 1999. New book. Some rubbing to dust jacket, internally as new. 297pages. Extraordinary account of Napoleons imprisonment on the island of Saint Helena, written after the authors own visit to the site. Contains many contemporary accounts, maps of the island and Longwood, plus eight pages of color photographs and reproduction plates.. Hard Cover. As New/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Four Walls Eight Windows, 1999. New book. Some rubbing to dust jacket, internally as new. 297pages. Extraordinary account of Napoleons imprisonment on the island of Saint Helena, written after the authors own visit to the site. Contains many contemporary accounts, maps of the island and Longwood, plus eight pages of color photographs and reproduction plates.. Hard Cover. As New/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

United Kingdom: Windrush Pr, 1999. New book, unread. 201 pages. A thoroughly researched treatise by the highly respected Digby Smith. The book contains a wealth of information including detailed Order of Battle, dozens of maps and illustrations, plus commanders biographies and portraits. Also includes an overview of the political and strategic situation which preceded the battle and its aftermath, and there are many vivid quotations from contemporary eye-witnesses which dispute some of the long held accepted facts of the battle.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

United Kingdom: Windrush Pr, 1999. New book, unread. 201 pages. A thoroughly researched treatise by the highly respected Digby Smith. The book contains a wealth of information including detailed Order of Battle, dozens of maps and illustrations, plus commanders biographies and portraits. Also includes an overview of the political and strategic situation which preceded the battle and its aftermath, and there are many vivid quotations from contemporary eye-witnesses which dispute some of the long held accepted facts of the battle.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.