napoleonic wars, 1800-1815

An English translation of Leo Tolstoy's classic epic novel about the lives of five aristocratic families in Moscow and St. Petersburg against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars of 1805 to 1814.

Examines the French Revolution, discussing the history of the Palace of Versailles, the court style of Louis XVI, the storming of the Bastille, and other related topics; and providing profiles of prominent figures, including Marie Antoinette, Maximilien Robespierre, and Voltaire.

Richard Sharpe is headed back to England when he finds himself drawn into the battle at Cape Trafalgar off the coast of Spain.

Captain Richard Sharpe, his crew disgraced after losing their regimental King's Colour in battle against Napoleon at Talavera, must overcome resentment from within the ranks to redeem the honor of his regiment by capturing one of the French army's valued Imperial Eagles.

An illustrated guide to battlefields and historical sites of the War of 1812, with colorful photographs, archival paintings, descriptions, and eyewitness accounts.

Shipwrecked and cast ashore in Japan with no memory of Temeraire or his own experiences as an English aviator, Laurence finds himself tangled in deadly political intrigues that threaten not only his own life but England's already precarious position in the Far East.

Captain Will Laurence and his fighting dragon Temeraire have been put out to pasture in Australia, and it seems their part in the war has come to an end, but then they receive an offer to reinstate Laurence to his former rank and seniority as a captain in the Aerial Corps, but he is by no means sanguine, knowing from experience that personal honor and duty to one's country do not always run on parallel tracks.

Colonel Chabert, a decorated hero in the Napoleonic War, returns home after a long convalescence from a disfiguring wound to find he has been declared dead, his wife remarried and his pension gone, and hires a popular young lawyer in an attempt to regain his life and wealth.