The Note-books of Captain Coignet
Author : Jean-Roch Coignet
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Page : 316 pages
File Size : 22,59 MB
Release : 1928
Category : France
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Author : Jean-Roch Coignet
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Page : 316 pages
File Size : 22,59 MB
Release : 1928
Category : France
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Author : Jean-Roch Coignet
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Page : 292 pages
File Size : 18,93 MB
Release : 1928
Category : France
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Author : Matilda Greig
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 11,40 MB
Release : 2021
Category : History
ISBN : 0192896024
Dead Men Telling Tales is an original account of the lasting cultural impact made by the autobiographies of Napoleonic soldiers over the course of the nineteenth century. Focusing on the nearly three hundred military memoirs published by British, French, Spanish, and Portuguese veterans of the Peninsular War (1808-1814), Matilda Greig charts the histories of these books over the course of a hundred years, around Europe and the Atlantic, and from writing to publication to afterlife. Drawing on extensive archival research in multiple languages, she challenges assumptions made by historians about the reliability of these soldiers' direct eyewitness accounts, revealing the personal and political motives of the authors and uncovering the large cast of characters, from family members to publishers, editors, and translators, involved in production behind the scenes. By including literature from Spain and Portugal, Greig also provides a missing link in current studies of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, showing how the genre of military memoirs developed differently in south-western Europe and led to starkly opposing national narratives of the same war. Her findings tell the history of a publishing phenomenon which gripped readers of all ages across the world in the nineteenth century, made significant profits for those involved, and was fundamental in defining the modern 'soldier's tale'.
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Page : 36 pages
File Size : 19,58 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Military history
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Author : Jean-Roch Coignet
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Page : 376 pages
File Size : 25,35 MB
Release : 1897
Category : France
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Author : Philip Dwyer
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 817 pages
File Size : 34,90 MB
Release : 2013-11-26
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 030016243X
Traces Napoleon's rise to power, early mistakes, and military campaigns, while considering the emperor's darker side and the lengths to which he went to establish himself as a legitimate ruler.
Author : Port Elizabeth (South Africa). Public Library
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Page : 670 pages
File Size : 29,66 MB
Release : 1923
Category : Public libraries
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Author : Library of Congress
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Page : 712 pages
File Size : 10,12 MB
Release : 1970
Category : Catalogs, Union
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Page : 506 pages
File Size : 34,70 MB
Release : 1928
Category : Indexes
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Author : Geoffrey Wootten
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 95 pages
File Size : 46,16 MB
Release : 2012-10-20
Category : History
ISBN : 184603597X
Featuring illustrations throughout, a full account of one of the most famous battles that ever occurred. Waterloo holds a special place among the great battles of history. The climax of more than twenty years of war, it was indeed a close-run affair, matching two of the world's greatest generals, Napoleon and Wellington. This volume covers the entire campaign including the battles of Quatre Bras, Ligny and Wavre, with five full-colour maps and three highly detailed bird's eye views showing decisive moments in the action. An excellent sense of the closeness of the battle is communicated - Wellington himself claimed it was "the nearest thing you ever saw in your life" - and this gripping account shows the full justice of that statement.