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  • Twenty-Five Years in the Rifle Brigade

    by William Surtees ...
    "Twenty-Five Years in the Rifle Brigade" by William Surtees is a captivating memoir that chronicles the author's extensive military career. Surtees, a soldier in the Rifle Brigade, provides a vivid account of his experiences, detailing the challenges and triumphs faced during his service. The narrative is rich with personal anecdotes, offering readers a glimpse into the life of a soldier in the ... Read more

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  • The Ultimate Military Literature Compendium: 40 Must-Reads

    Forty Essential Works on Strategy, Warfare, Technology, Ethics, and Military Thought

    by J. Duncan Campbell, O. O. Ellis, E. B. Garey, Charles John Ffoulkes, Richard Francis Sir Burton, Aaron A. Warford, Dion Williams, United States. Department of Defense, Anson Mills, John Hewitt, Albert Frederick Calvert, Robert C. Richardson, William H. Waldron, Lionel Decle, R. Coltman Clephan, George Leonard Cheesman, William Llewellyn Adams, César Lecat baron de Bazancourt, Harold L. Peterson, Carl R. Maag, Steve Rohrer, H. G. Wells, National Atomic Museum, William Surtees, Victor Appleton, Plattsburgh Barracks, Thomas Wilhelm, Antoine Henri baron de Jomini, H. W. Halleck, Clough Williams-Ellis, Amabel Williams-Ellis, J. F. C. Fuller, Carl von Clausewitz, E. D. Swinton, Charles Jean Jacques Joseph Ardant du Picq, James Anson Farrer, James P. Wade, Harlan Ullman, Stanley C. Johnson, René-Louis-Jules Radiguet, Leslie Vickers, André Laffargue ...
    The Ultimate Military Literature Compendium: 40 Must-Reads maps the intellectual, technological, and imaginative history of warfare through forty influential texts. Its selection ranges from strategic theory, battlefield observation, and institutional history to memoir, popular fiction, and speculative narrative, revealing military writing as both a practical discipline and a cultural archive. ... Read more

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  • Napoleon vs. Great Britain – History of the Conflict

    Campaigns, Memoirs, and British Memory from the Peninsular War to Waterloo

    by S. E. Winbolt, Charles Cornwallis Chesney, Joseph Moyle Sherer, William Lawrence, William Surtees, William Henry Fitchett, George Simmons, John Kincaid, Donat Henchy O'Brien, Robert Southey ...
    Napoleon vs. Great Britain – History of the Conflict assembles a capacious record of the Napoleonic era, tracing the struggle between imperial ambition and British military, naval, and political resistance. Its materials range from campaign narrative and eyewitness recollection to retrospective history, memoir, and literary reflection. Accounts of the Peninsular campaigns, battlefield endurance, ... Read more

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  • Napoleonic Wars in History & Memories

    Memoirs, Strategy, and Eyewitness Voices from Russia, Waterloo, and the Peninsular War

    by Napoleon Bonaparte, Carl Von Clausewitz, Charles Downer Hazen, Alexandre Dumas, Comte de Philippe-Paul Ségur, Frederic Shoberl, Charles Cornwallis Chesney, S. E. Winbolt, Charles Dalton, Marcelin Marbot, Adrien Bourgogne, Moyle Sherer, Robert Southey, William Lawrence, William Surtees, John Kincaid, William Henry Fitchett, George Simmons, Donat Henchy O'Brien, Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne, Louis Constant Wairy, William Milligan Sloane ...
    Napoleonic Wars in History & Memories assembles a richly variegated archive of conflict, empire, and remembrance. Military analysis, campaign narrative, memoir, biography, political history, and literary re-creation illuminate the wars from the councils of power to the privations of the marching soldier. Accounts of Austerlitz, the Peninsular conflict, the Russian campaign, Waterloo, and exile ... Read more

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  • Twenty-Five years in the Rifle Brigade

    by Quartermaster William Surtees ...
    A thoughtful account from the ranks of the Rifle Brigade, by a former enlisted man who raised himself to the rank of quarter-master and served throughout the Peninsular War and the expedition to America which met with a disastrous end at New Orleans. Surtees' account of his service with the famed 95th rifles is littered with vivid descriptions of the battles and actions that he was engaged ... Read more

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  • Twenty-Five Years in the Rifle Brigade

    Unveiling the Life of a Rifleman: A Soldier's Journey Through 19th Century Warfare

    by William Surtees ...
    In "Twenty-Five Years in the Rifle Brigade," William Surtees presents a vivid and engaging chronicle of his military experiences, resonating with keen observations and a sardonic humor that reflects both the camaraderie and chaos of a soldier's life. The narrative is framed within the historical context of the early to mid-19th century, during which the Rifle Brigade participated in numerous ... Read more

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  • The Bloody Reign of Napoleon

    Eyewitness Memoirs, Strategy, and the Human Cost of Empire from Russia to Waterloo

    by Napoleon Bonaparte, Charles Downer Hazen, Carl Von Clausewitz, Comte de Philippe-Paul Ségur, Frederic Shoberl, Charles Cornwallis Chesney, S. E. Winbolt, Charles Dalton, Marcelin Marbot, Adrien Bourgogne, Moyle Sherer, Robert Southey, William Lawrence, William Surtees, John Kincaid, William Henry Fitchett, George Simmons, Donat Henchy O'Brien, Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne, Louis Constant Wairy, William Milligan Sloane ...
    The Bloody Reign of Napoleon assembles a capacious archive of Napoleonic war, empire, and memory, juxtaposing military analysis, diplomatic chronicle, memoir, biography, and battlefield testimony. Its range extends from strategic reflections on campaigns and command to intimate accounts of marching, privation, captivity, and the human cost of imperial ambition. Major episodes—including the ... Read more

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  • The Rise and Fall of Napoleon

    Eyewitness Memoirs, Military Strategy, and the European Legacy of Empire, Exile, and Waterloo

    by Napoleon Bonaparte, Carl Von Clausewitz, Charles Downer Hazen, Alexandre Dumas, Comte de Philippe-Paul Ségur, Frederic Shoberl, Charles Cornwallis Chesney, S. E. Winbolt, Charles Dalton, Marcelin Marbot, Adrien Bourgogne, Moyle Sherer, Robert Southey, William Lawrence, William Surtees, John Kincaid, William Henry Fitchett, George Simmons, Donat Henchy O'Brien, Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne, Louis Constant Wairy, William Milligan Sloane ...
    The Rise and Fall of Napoleon assembles a capacious documentary and literary portrait of the Napoleonic age, tracing the transformation of revolutionary general into imperial ruler and defeated exile. Military analysis, memoir, biography, eyewitness recollection, political history, and romance-inflected narrative coexist here, illuminating battlefield strategy alongside courtly ceremony, private ... Read more

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    An eyewitness in action at the Battle of Waterloo

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  • A British Rifle Man

    by George Simmons ...
    "A British Rifleman" by George Simmons is a compelling memoir that offers a vivid account of a soldier's experiences during the Napoleonic Wars. Simmons, a rifleman in the British Army, provides readers with an intimate glimpse into the life of a soldier, detailing the rigors of military training, the camaraderie among troops, and the harsh realities of battle. His narrative is rich with personal ... Read more

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