"e;With the London-Scottish Regiment During the First World WarThe 'Cockney Jocks' at war in Flanders and FranceThe wide distribution of Scots throughout Britain and the Empire led to the formation new 'Scottish' regiments and the London Scottish, formed in 1859 as a volunteer rifle corps and originally commanded by Lord Elcho, was a primary example.
The Twelve Caesars is a set of twelve biographies of Julius Caesar and the first 11 emperors of the Roman Empire written by Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus.
1815 nahm Alexis als Freiwilliger an den Befreiungskriegen teil; als Mitglied des Regiments Kolberg belagerte er einige Ardennen-Festungen und berichtet von diesen Ereignissen in "Als Kriegsfreiwilliger nach Frankreich.
AN INTIMATE ACCOUNT OF ONE OF BRITAIN'S LONGEST-REIGNING - AND MOST EXTRAORDINARY - MONARCHS FROM BESTSELLING HISTORIAN LUCY WORSLEY Readers LOVE Queen Victoria:'This book changed my whole perception of Queen Victoria' 'Fascinating.
Clara Barton, humanitarian and founder of the American Red Cross, spent the last 15 years of her life in a house in Glen Echo, Maryland, now known as Clara Barton National Historic Site.
The story of a renowned French painter who volunteered for the Army during the First World War paints a vivid picture of the horror at the front in his letters home written before his death in 1915.
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the latter stages of the French Revolution and its associated wars in Europe.
The Dark Ages is a historical periodization traditionally referring to the Middle Ages, that asserts that a demographic, cultural, and economic deterioration occurred in Western Europe following the decline of the Roman Empire.
A brilliant British memoir from three different theatres of the First World War; widely regarded as one of the finest written during the early period after the war.
Cleopatra by Jacob Abbott is a historical biography that provides a detailed and engaging account of the life of Cleopatra VII, the last pharaoh of ancient Egypt.
The Retreat From Mons, or 'The Great Retreat', was a harsh lesson for both the British troops who were retreating in the face of the overwhelming forces of the German Armies, and the Germans themselves, with the stubborn tenacity and fighting abilities of the long-service British Tommies.
Friedrich "e;Fritz"e; Kreisler was an Austrian-American violinist and composer of great renown, often regarded as one of the finest violinists of all time.
Includes the First World War Illustrations Pack - 73 battle plans and diagrams and 198 photosMajor-General Sir Charles Edward Callwell KCB was an Anglo-Irish officer of the British Army, who served in the artillery, as an intelligence officer, and as a staff officer and commander during the Second Boer War.
