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	Fletcher, Ian - A DESPERATE BUSINESS : Wellington, the British Army and the Waterloo Campaign(Spellmount , 2001, 1st edition) pp. 192 Pages Profusely illustrated b&w, battle maps, endpp maps. A very handsome book. Covers entire 100 Days campaign March 1815 to Paris September 1815. Fletcher`s other titles include the acclaimed `Wellington`s Footguards` and `Wellington`s Regiments`. MINT Cloth brds in mint pict d/w; large format 28.5 x 22 cms Price: $38.50
	Samuel, Ian - AN ASTONISHING FELLOW : The Life of General Sir Robert Wilson, K.M.T., M.P.(Kensal Press , 1985) 252 Pages Sir Robert Wilson was a uniquely privileged observer of the Napoleonic Wars: Low Countries. with Nelson in Egyot, with Wellington in the Peninsular War, Tilsit. Very Fine (hardcover) cloth brds in d/w Price: $26.40
	Holmes, Richard et al - ATLAS OF BATTLE PLANS Before and After(Helicon, Oxford , 1998) pp 237 Pages Contrasts battle plans with their actual outcome from the Romans to WW2. Battle essays complemented by original maps. Includes Cannae, Alamein, Crecy, Gallipoli, Austerlitz, Gettysburg. 19x25 cms (View image) Very Fine Cloth brds in pictorial d/w Price: $27.50
	Fletcher, Ian - BADAJOZ 1812(Osprey , 1999) pp.96 Pages Respected Osprey Military series. The savage assault on Salamanca on the night of 6 April 1812 and the looting and pillage that succeeded it. Illustrated. Softcover. Very Fine (unused) Price: $16.50
	Partridge, Richard & Michael Oliver - BATTLE STUDIES IN THE PENINSULA: May 1808 - January 1809(Constable, London , 1998, 1st edition) pp. xiii, 284 Pages Battle Maps and diagrams. Battles of Medina de Rioseco, Bailen, Rolica, Vimeiro, Tudela, La Coruna. With notes for wargamers and re-enactment groups. Excellent resource on Wellington`s Peninsular campaign. Hardcover. Very Fine (unused) cloth brds in Very Fine d/w Price: $22.00
	Glover, Michael - BRITANNIA SICKENS: Sir Arthur Wellesley and the Convention of Cintra(Leo Cooper , 1970) pp.208 Pages Deprived of his command at the Convention of Cintra, having decisively beaten the French at the Battle of Vimeiro, Sir Arthur Wellesley was forced to stand by whilst the laurels of victory were snatched from his hands. Glover tells the story of this scantily recorded episode in the early career of the Duke of Wellington in the Peninsular War. Illustrations. Fine, light speckling to edges, cloth brds in VG+ d/w priceclipped, sml tr to rear Price: $13.20
	Johnson, David - NAPOLEON`S CAVALRY AND ITS LEADERS(Spellmount , 1999 (1978)) 191 Pages `Dressed in outrageously romantic uniforms, led by a flamboyant clique of aristocrats and ex-troopers, Napoleon`s cavalry had a picturesque quality that belied its ruthless methods and tremendous service record. Illustrated. Very Fine in Very Fine d/w. Bookshop label on fpd Price: $33.00
	Haythornthwaite, Philip - NELSON`S NAVY(Osprey , 1993 reprint) 64 Pages The respected Osprey Military series. Excellent b/w and colour illustrations. Renewed interest in these reference books with success of `Master and Commander` series and similar. Softcover. Very Fine (unused) Price: $16.50
	Henry, Philip, 5th Earl Stanhope - NOTES OF CONVERSATIONS WITH THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON(Orig Murray; Facsim. Da Capo NY , (1888) 1973) xvi, 341 Pages Facsimile ed of 1888 1st ed. Discusses Napoleonic warfare tactics, politics Fine or cloth no d/w (as issued) Price: $49.50
	Smith, Denis - PRISONERS OF CABRERA, THE : Napoleon`s Forgotten Soldiers 1809 - 1814(Four Walls Eight Windows, New York , 2001) pp. xviii, 219 Pages For five years, from May 1809 to May 1814, 12,000 French soldiers starved and died at Cabrera - ignored victims of the surrender after the Battle of Bailen.Illustrations. Very Fine (unused) hardcover cloth brds in d/w Price: $13.20
	Roberts, Gen. Lord - RISE OF WELLINGTON, THE(Sampson Low Marston, London , 1895, 2nd ed) 198 Pages With Portrait and Plans. The 1895 edition for the Pall Mall Magazine Library. VG, some wear and fading to cloth brds; firm copy Price: $49.50
	Fletcher, Ian - SALAMANCA 1812(Osprey History , 1997) pp.96 Pages Respected Osprey Military series. Well illustrated. Salamanca was the most decisive battle of the entire Peninsular War. Softcover. Very Fine (unused) Price: $16.50
	Warner, Philip - STORIES OF FAMOUS REGIMENTS(Purnell / Book Club ed , 1975) pp 174 Pages Introductory account of the better known regimental actions from the Napoleonic Wars to to WW2. Illustrations and battle maps. 14x22 cms (View image) VG+ (sl aging to fep) in dustwrappers. Cloth brds. Price: $19.80
	- THE LIFE OF JOHN COLBORNE, FIELD-MARSHAL LORD SEATON. Compiled from His Letters, Records of His Conversations and Other Sources.*New Item*(, 10/24/2004 ) Pages Inscriptions on fly include: `Petit souvenir for my dear old Wyckhamist friend from the author of `Three Historical Pageants`, Dudley Baxter (Honour School of Modern History 1894)`, dated 1923. 0 Price: $93.50
	- Moore Smith, G. C.(, 10/24/2004 ) Pages John Murray 0 Price: $N
	Urban, Mark - THE MAN WHO BROKE NAPOLEON`S CODES: The Story of George Scovell*New Item*(Faber & Faber, London , 2001) pp. xiv, 333 Pages Using a network of guerillas, Scovell deciphered the French coded messages (in the `Great Paris Cipher`) in the Peninsular War, but initially struggled to gain advancement in Wellington`s aristocratic inner headquarters circle despite being his premier intelligence officer. Eventually became full General. Illustrated with fine colour plates, maps, facsimiles. Very Fine cloth brds in Very Fine unclipped d/w. Hardcover Price: $26.40
	Pocock, Tom - THIRST FOR GLORY, A : The Life of Admiral Sir Sidney Smith.(Pimlico , 1998) xxiv, 261 Pages Sir Sydney Smith, defender of Acre, was acknowledged by Napoleon on St Helena as `That man made me miss my destiny.` Very Fine (unused) softcover Price: $15.40
	Petrie, Sir Charles - WELLINGTON: A REASSESSMENT(James Barrie, London , 1956) x, 278 Pages Follows up on Lord Roberts famous assessment: ` over-rated as a man and under-rated as a commander`. Frontisp., maps, appendices incl complete list of British Infantry of the Line regiments from the 1st Foot: Royal Scots to the 87th: Irish Fusiliers. Very Good Or Cloth, some foxing to sides Price: $26.40
	Howard, Michael (ed.) - WELLINGTONIAN STUDIES : Essays on the first Duke of Wellington by five Old Wellingtonian historians, written to celebrate the Centenary of the College, 1859-1959(Wellington College , 1959) pp. 91 Pages Hon.G.R.St.Aubyn:`Wellington: The Man`; Piers Mackesy: `Wellington: The General`; Sir Harold Nicolson: `The Diplomatist`; M.G.Brock: `Wellington: The Statesman`; Michael Howard: `Wellington and the British Army`. Softcover. Edgeworn wrappers. Internally clean and tight. Price: $27.50
	Beatson, Maj-Gen F.C. - WITH WELLINGTON IN THE PYRENEES(Tom Donovan, London , (1914) repr1993) xii, 318 + maps Pages Being an account of the operations between the Allied Army and the French from July 25 to August 2, 1813. The classic history of the Battle of the Pyrenees between Wellington and Marshal Soult. (Soult had replaced Joseph Napoleon after the disastrous Battle of Vitoria on 21st July 1813) Fine cloth brds in Fine d/w Price: $38.50

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