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by Paul Chamberlain

Sir John Moore is best remembered by the poem by Charles Wolfe, the first line of which provides the title for a new book - The Life of Sir John Moore: Not a Drum was Heard by Roger Day. A number of distinguished historians have in the past written biographies of Moore but none have had access to the papers in the archives of the Dukes of Hamilton and Argyll which shed new light upon his upbringing and the shaping of his revolutionary approach to the art and science of warfare. This book will be published in June priced £19.95.

Charging Against Napoleon by Eric Hunt uses the diaries and letters of three officers in the 18th Hussars to trace the progress of this famous cavalry regiment through the campaign in Portugal, Spain and the south of France, before the scene shifts to Northern France and Belgium culminating in the decisive victory at Waterloo. This title is to be published in September priced at £19.95.

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