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GREHAN, JOHN & MACE, MARTIN - Introduced and Compiled by: : BRITISH BATTLES OF THE NAPOLEONIC WARS 1793 - 1806

UK.BARNSLEY,SOUTH YORKSHIRE.PEN & SWORD MILITARY/PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD.,2013.

ISBN 9781781593325.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Compiled by co-authors,with additional research by Sara Mitchell and Robert Cager.] FINE/FINE. Wrapped+ protected from day of issue/ purchase,so no owner inscptn and no price-clip to dw/dj - a virtually as new last copy.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,colour pictorial montage'd illustration reproductions illustrated dw/dj with b/w lettering to front,spine,rear panel with white lettered book's contents; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean without blemish; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - unread, apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/backstrip and inmmaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn, viii-xiiipp+2-210pp [paginated] includes co-authors' introduction,2 b/w regional maps+key (Battle locations Europe+ Mediterranean,and rest of the world - South America,Africa and India),The Despatches (53),illus with historical, contemporary colour painting/illustration reproductions in 1 block,between pp98/9, and an index of Military and Naval Units; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, contents list/table,and separate images+ maps lists/tables. The Napoleonic Wars were some of the most exciting and successful periods in British military history.Both its Army and Navy established dominance over their French counterparts that lasted for decades in battles fought as far afield as South America,Europe,Turkey and the Caribbean. Following every engagement the commanding officer submitted a report back to the Admiralty or the War Office.Presented here together for the first time are those original despatches from more than a dozen generals,captains and admirals detailing more than fifty battles from across the globe. This unique collection of original documents will prove to be an invaluable resource for histoians,students and all those interested in the Napoleonic Wars. Written immediately or shortly after each action, these are the authentic words of the commanding officers fresh from the battle. The reports include those from some of Britain's most famous encounters,such as the seige of Toulon where a young Napoleon Bonaparte frist trod on the world stage and the Battle of Trafalgar,where Britain lost its great national hero.Also inckuded are less well-known but equally important engagements,which resulted in the capture of the islands and territories that helped form the greatest empire the world has ever known. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included or FREE. That offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** This item offered P+p FREE.Available UK only. ** ** N.B. US customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to USA can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

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