Napoleonic History from Viceroy Books

Osprey Pub Co, 2020. New book, 80 pages, CBT46. The battles between British and French forces during the Peninsular War (1807-14) and the Hundred Days campaign of 1815 saw both sides deploy specialist units of skirmishers trained in marksmanship and open-order combat. These 'light' troops fulfilled several important roles on the battlefield, such as 'masking' large bodies of close-order troops… Read more about this item

Osprey Pub Co, 2020. New book, 80 pages, CBT46. The battles between British and French forces during the Peninsular War (1807-14) and the Hundred Days campaign of 1815 saw both sides deploy specialist units of skirmishers trained in marksmanship and open-order combat. These 'light' troops fulfilled several important roles on the battlefield, such as 'masking' large bodies of close-order troops… Read more about this item

Little Books, 2018. New book, 448 pages. Between two attempts in 1800 and 1804 to assassinate Napoleon Bonaparte, the British government launched a campaign of black propaganda of unprecedented scope and intensity to persuade George III's reluctant subjects to fight the Napoleonic War, a war to the death against one man: the Corsican usurper and tyrant. This Dark Business tells… Read more about this item

The Bodley Head, 2012. New book, 1020 pages. The long awaited second volume of John Sugden's biography concludes the most comprehensive and intimate life of Nelson ever written. Sugden brilliantly interweaves graphic accounts of Nelson's famous victories at the battles of the Nile, Copenhagen and Trafalgar with his lesser-known yet equally gripping campaigns to liberate the Italian states from French… Read more about this item

Osprey Pub Co, 2012. New book, 96 pages, CAM246. The battle of Borodino was one of the greatest encounters in European history, and one of the largest and most sanguinary in the Napoleonic Wars. Following the breakdown of relations between Russia and France, Napoleon assembled a vast Grande Armée drawn from the many states within the French sphere of influence.… Read more about this item

Osprey Pub Co, 2012. New book, 80 pages, RAID34. Although somewhat overshadowed by Wellington’s main campaign in the north, the Alcantara raid was an outstanding success. The primary objective of alarming and distracting the French forces in Spain was achieved. Furthermore, the raiders also succeeded in preventing a French incursion into Portugal and tied down one of Napoleon’s best marshals.… Read more about this item

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..… Read more about this item

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..… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Basic Books, 2000. New book, some shelf wear to jacket, 580 pages. Covers the period from childhood to Austerlitz 1805. Based on many years of research, the author looks at how Napoleon deals with his greedy, unprincipled family, comes into conflict with the nations of Europe, mingles with the intellectual of the day, leads and… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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..… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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..… Read more about this item

United Kingdom: Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal, 2000. New book, some shelf wear to jacket. 221 pages. 20 pages of maps, portraits and battle scenes. Contains 10 alternate scenarios each from a different eminent historian, covering 'what might have been' at critical turning points in the Napoleonic Wars. Scenarios cover Ireland 1796, Portugal 1808, Egypt 1798, Bavaria 1809, Russia 1812, Kulm… Read more about this item

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..… Read more about this item