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Sharpe's Trafalgar

Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Trafalgar, October 21, 1805
2002
Richard Sharpe is headed back to England when he finds himself drawn into the battle at Cape Trafalgar off the coast of Spain.

D-Day, June 6, 1944

the climactic battle of World War II
2009
Provides an account of the plan for the Allied invasion of France on June 6, 1944, based on the oral histories of 1,400 participants in the events of D-Day.

Haunted U.S. battlefields

ghosts, hauntings, eerie events from America's fields of honor
2008
Explores unusual hauntings and ghostly sightings of a number of U.S. and foreign battlefields including battlefields of the French and Indian War, Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Civil War, the Alamo, Little Bighorn, Normandy and Pearl Harbor.

The most daring raid of World War II

D-Day--Pointe-du-Hoc
2011
Describes the Allied forces raid of Pointe-du-Hoc, discussing its origins, planning, execution, and outcome, and including photographs, maps, and illustrations.

A terrible glory

Custer and the Little Bighorn : the last great battle of the American West
2008
Presents a comprehensive account of the final battle of George Armstrong Custer at Little Bighorn River in June of 1876, based upon primary sources and forensic research of the battleground.

John J. Pershing

2004
Reviews the life and battles of General "Black Jack" Pershing, who had more than thirty years of field experience when he was tapped to lead the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I.

Sharpe's battle

Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Fuentes de O?oro, May 1811
1999
British captain Richard Sharpe must lead untrained, unequipped ceremonial troops in a fight to the death when his old foe, French Brigadier General Guy Loup, attacks him while he heads a battalion of the king of Spain's household guard.

Sharpe's fortress

Richard Sharpe and the Siege of Gawilghur, December 1803
2002
Richard Sharpe, newly promoted for his skill in assisting Sir Arthur Wellesley in the battle against the Mahratta, risks his honor, reputation, and fortune in his quest to thwart a treasonous scheme devised by his oldest nemesis Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill.

Aztec warriors

2010
An exploration of Aztec warriors that discusses their weapons, battles, and leaders.

The navy that beat Napoleon

1982
Describes ships, men, and main strategies and campaigns of the British Royal Navy that defeated the French in the Napoleonic Wars.

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