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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
How a free people conduct a long war How a free people conduct a long war Charles J. Stillé A study of the series of campaigns known in English history as the Peninsular War. OL16594138W
The Young Buglers The Young Buglers G. A. Henty Two boys from Eton venture off to combat in this narrative of the Peninsular War. Join them on the Douro River, on the lines of Torres Vedras, and in the siege of the Badajos as they dodge danger in … OL1794677W
Keane's company Keane's company Iain Gale James Keane, officer in the 27th Foot, card sharp, ladies' man and one of the finest but most rebellious soldiers in the British army, is under threat of court martial for disobeying Wellesley's stri… OL20868609W
Keane's challenge Keane's challenge Iain Gale The Iberian Peninsula, 1809. French troops led by one of Napoleon's best generals are massing on the border. Wellington's outnumbered force and his unreliable Spanish allies need to pick off the smal… OL20868816W
Run them ashore Run them ashore Adrian Keith Goldsworthy As the fifth novel in acclaimed historian Adrian Goldsworthy's Napoleonic series opens, British fortunes in the Peninsula War are at their lowest ebb. Lieutenant Hamish Williams of the 106th Foot wil… OL20872516W
Keane's Charge Keane's Charge Iain Gale Keane and his men are sent into the midst of a war-torn city to recover a book of ciphers. But it's not straightforward - should they follow their own plans, mostly concentrated on finding Massena's … OL20983193W
The Captain's Forbidden Miss The Captain's Forbidden Miss Margaret McPhee Josephine Mallington is captured by the French after a vicious battle during which her father is killed. Unfortunately her captor turns out to be the French officer who believes her father is respons… OL21427376W
Lady Emma's campaign Lady Emma's campaign Jennifer Moore When a series of events leaves them trapped together behind enemy lines, Lasy Emma Drake and Captain Sidney Fletcher must embark on a journey fraught with danger -- from a bloody hunt for Spanish tre… OL22304271W
Sharpe's battle Sharpe's battle Bernard Cornwell As Napoleon threatens to crush Britain on the battlefield, Lt. Col. Richard Sharpe leads a ragtag army to exact personal revenge against a French general known for his acts of terror. Sharpe's Battl… OL23290W
Sharpe's Escape Sharpe's Escape Bernard Cornwell It is 1810, and in Napoleon's determination to conquer Portugal -- and push the British back to the sea -- he sends his largest army yet across the Spanish frontier. But between the Portuguese border… OL23291W
Sharpe's Havoc Sharpe's Havoc Bernard Cornwell Bestselling historical novelist Bernard Cornwell returns to the battlefields of the Iberian Peninsula with Sharpe's Havoc, where the lieutenant and his men bravely fight the French invasion into Port… OL23298W
Sharpe's sword Sharpe's sword Bernard Cornwell,Frederick Davidson Having forced their way into spain in 1812, the british plan a battle that will be more decisive then any that has gone on before during the fight in spain in terms of strategic effects. Meanwhile ca… OL23301W
Sharpe's siege Sharpe's siege Bernard Cornwell,Frederick Davidson The war against france and Napoleon continues Wellington ready to launch an ultimate attack, but he must keep powerful french forces from pressing his flank and Sharpe ends up in the middle of a subt… OL23308W
Twenty-five years in the Rifle Brigade Twenty-five years in the Rifle Brigade William Surtees A plain man's account of his career in the British Army, published after his death by his brother. There is a handsome memorial plaque to William Surtees in the parish church of Corbridge, Northumbe… OL2978798W
The other side of the hill The other side of the hill Peter Luke 250 p. : 23 cm OL4891487W
The Spy's Bride The Spy's Bride Lynn Collum Victoria Woodley will inherit a fortune on her 21st birthday, and her greedy guardian intends to force her into wedlock before that day--to his son. So a desperate Victoria dresses as a boy and runs … OL5694303W
Albuera Albuera Peter William Edwards The battle of Albuera was fought between the forces of France, led by Marshal Soult, and the combined forces of Britain, Portugal and Spain under Sir William Beresford. The battle, named after the Sp… OL7983388W