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Product Description: Rooted firmly in reality and projected from entirely factual events, this collection of dramatic possibilities focuses on the far-reaching consequences of minor changes during the Napoleonic Wars that would have dramatically altered the map of Europe.' (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: In April 1814 Napoleon Bonaparte, onetime emperor of France and master of Europe, was exiled to the island of Elba. Colonel Neil Campbell was instructed to accompany the fallen monarch. Part guardian, part spy, Campbell monitored Napoleon and kept an observant watch on the comings and goings of his confidents and much reduced household staff...read more

Product Description: Each mini-guide allows the reader to get to know more about a region's history, linking historical events with places of interest and sites of note, as well as providing an unprecedented visual feast of contemporary photographs, uniforms, badges and equipment - all in full color...read more

Product Description: Each mini-guide allows the reader to get to know more about a region's history, linking historical events with places of interest and sites of note, as well as providing an unprecedented visual feast of contemporary photographs, uniforms, badges and equipment - all in full color...read more

Product Description: Published in association with the Anne S.K Brown Military Collection.A Complete set of Albrecht Adam's evocative color plates of 1812 campaign. In 1812 Napoleon's magnificent army invaded Russia. Among the half million men who crossed the border was Albrecht Adam, a former baker, a soldier and, most importantly for us, a military artist of considerable talent...read more

This title concerns the revealing diary of England's boy king, Edward VI, as he rules over his turbulent kingdom.

Product Description: The two books in this magnificent boxed set give a concise and authoritative account of the First World War, and a stunningly detailed visual guide to the uniforms worn at the time, all shown in over 1200 photographs and illustrations.