'This translation/edition of the memoirs of a Russian officer during the Napoleonic Wars is significant on three counts. It offers a counterpoint to the French perspective that continues to dominate accounts of operations between Moscow and the Pyrenees. The book is also a grass-roots narrative of the guerrilla campaign that contributed so much to the Grande Armιe's annihilation of 1812. And, not least, it offers a significant insight into the development of the archetypal "Russian" persona.' – Dennis Showalter reviewing In the Service of the Tsar Against Napoleon: The Memoirs of Denis Davidov, 1806–1814, translated by Gregory Troubetzkoy, in the Bulletin of the History Book Club. 'Nearly 300 pages of highly detailed information are in this definitive work – detailing 1772 weapons and 239 cartridges, produced by some 37 manufacturers. ... An outstanding work!' – The Armourer: The Militaria Magazine reviewing The Greenhill Military Small Arms Data Book by Ian V. Hogg. 'Machine guns, rifles, pistols, you name it, they are all in here. ... a mine of information.' – Focus: The House Journal of the Ministry of Defence reviewing The Greenhill Military Small Arms Data Book by Ian V. Hogg. 'Comprehensive ... this book provides a much needed insight into the might of a nation.' – The Armourer: The Militaria Magazine reviewing The Anatomy of the Zulu Army: From Shaka to Cetshwayo 1818–1879 by Ian Knight. 'This superb book ... is a "must have" for those with a serious interest in the Napoleonic Wars.' – Paper Wars (USA) reviewing A Military History and Atlas of the Napoleonic Wars by Brig. Gen. Vincent J. Esposito and Col. John R. Elting. 'It is an outstanding reference book that will be invaluable to all students and researchers into the Napoleonic campaigns.' – Sir Julian Paget in Guards Magazine reviewing A Military History and Atlas of the Napoleonic Wars by Brig. Gen. Vincent J. Esposito and Col. John R. Elting. 'This superb historical atlas is an outstanding work. This landscape format, 400-page book is highly recommended as an absolute 'must' for the Napoleonic bookshelf.' – Military Modelling reviewing A Military History and Atlas of the Napoleonic Wars by Brig. Gen. Vincent J. Esposito and Col. John R. Elting. 'Highly recommended.' – Military History (USA) reviewing On Wellington: The Duke and His Art of War by Jac Weller. 'This is a really excellent collection of 11 essays written by the late Jac Weller, one of the foremost authorities and authors on Wellington. ... They are all sound and shrewd and provide a valuable analysis of his methods. Some of the essays have not been published before and it is splendid that Greenhill Books have now printed them together with very useful background information and footnotes.' – Sir Julian Paget reviewing On Wellington: The Duke and His Art of War by Jac Weller. 'The 14th volume in John Langellier's wonderfully illustrated series. ... As with the previous volumes, this is an interesting basic volume for history buffs and armchair historians and extremely useful for modelers, re-enactors and other hobbyists.' – Military History (USA) reviewing Fix Bayonets: The U.S. Infantry From the American Civil War to the Surrender of Japan by John P. Langellier. 'It is a good encyclopedia for naval combat, technology, and policy in the latter half of the nineteenth century. The striking aspect of the book is that the descriptions of nautical skirmishes gives lie to the notion that the era from the Crimean War to the Spanish–American War was – save the American Civil War and the Franco-Prussian War – generally peaceful. Greene and Massignani reveal the era for what it was – an almost continuous series of battles across the globe.' – Rod Paschall, editor of MHQ reviewing Ironclads at War: The Origin and Development of the Armored Warship, 1854–1891 (Combined Publishing, USA). 'This is a very useful reference book, packed with information and excellent drawings.' – Casemate: The Newsletter of the Fortress Study Group reviewing Fortress Europe: European Fortifications of World War II by J. E. Kaufmann and R. M. Jurga. 'Superb ... An exceptionally detailed text is backed up by meticulously accurate line drawings of a selection of bunkers, artillery emplacements and turrets ... Perhaps it is significant that Switzerland has modernised several of its Alpine forts to ensure that they can retain a key role in national defence. All in all, it is very fortunate that the British element of KFOR did not have to fight its way through Serbian fortifications.' – British Army Review reviewing Fortress Europe: European Fortifications of World War II by J. E. Kaufmann and R. M. Jurga. 'This is a tremendous volume ... the amount of research and details included in this volume are immense. Students of WWII, modellers, and gamers will thumb through this book and use it as a resource again and again. It is a great addition to anyone's library of WWII books.' – Carl Smith in Osprey Military Journal reviewing Fortress Europe: European Fortifications of World War II by J. E. Kaufmann and R. M. Jurga. 'The book is the most complete organisational study of the history of all the German panzer divisions, panzer grenadier divisions, cavalry divisions, anti-tank units and all army and corps artillery formations operational in WWII. ... Just over 460 pages of solid, well researched information.' – Military Modelling reviewing The German Order of Battle: Panzers and Artillery in World War II by George F. Nafziger. 'This collection spans the entire professional career of the author and clearly demonstrates the depth of research and the accessible style of one of Britain's foremost writers on the military history of the Napoleonic era.' – Military Modelling reviewing On the Napoleonic Wars by David Chandler. 'This splendid work by Jac Weller is surely the best single-volume account of the Peninsular War.' – Military Modelling reviewing Wellington in the Peninsula by Jac Weller. 'A very welcome addition to Greenhill's Napoleonic Library ... it has long been one of my favourite Peninsular narratives.' – Battlefields Review reviewing On the Road with Wellington: The Diary of a War Commissary by August Schaumann (Napoleonic Library). 'Substantial work ... Most of the fourteen essays by eleven contributors, the majority being military historians, are of great interest.' – Battlefields Review reviewing Oman's History of the Peninsular War, volume IX, Modern Studies of the War in Spain and Portugal, 1808–1814, edited by Paddy Griffith. 'An amazing, comprehensive work ... nonetheless, this work is destined to become a standard reference for the period, and is well worth the price. ... The Greenhill Napoleonic Wars Data Book is a monumental contribution to the study of the military actions during the French Revolution and Napoleonic era ... This massively detailed reference work ... Military history buffs will find this work is a joy to peruse and makes an excellent starting point whenever one wishes to study a particular engagement. Digby Smith has succeeded in producing a book that should be on the bookshelf of every serious student of the battles of the period.' – Napoleon (USA) reviewing The Greenhill Napoleonic Wars Data Book by Digby Smith. 'This book offers a rare perspective of a German participant in the great campaigns in central Europe and Russia, and makes this book a significant primary source of information on the history of the Napoleonic Wars ... A Soldier for Napoleon puts the reader in the boots of a young and impressionable Bavarian infantry officer through every major campaign fought by the Bavarian Army of the period. Gill proves equally talented at presenting a soldier's view in an informative, insightful, and eminently readable style. Cynthia Hausmann, Franz Joseph's great-grand-daughter, does a skilful job translating Hausmann's letters – and the sense of awe she must have felt in bringing us the words of her ancestors shows through to the reader' – Napoleon (USA) reviewing A Soldier for Napoleon: The Campaigns of Lieutenant Franz Joseph Hausmann, 7th Bavarian Infantry, translated by Cynthia Joy Hausmann, edited by John H. Gill. 'Invaluable ... Davidov served as a partisan during the War of 1812, and his memoirs are characterized by a chilling intensity that fully conveys the savagery of the fighting ... they display a deep understanding of the irony and even futility of war. This is a deeply stirring account of one man's experiences during one of the most important epochs in European history.' – Jay Freeman in Booklist (USA) reviewing In the Service of the Tsar against Napoleon: The Memoirs of Denis Davidov, 1806–1814, translated by Gregory Troubetzkoy. 'A very groundbreaker – this exciting new book is the first Napoleonic memoir by a Russian officer to have ever been produced in English ... dashing recollections ... the memoirs cover Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812 in great detail, as it was during this campaign that Davidov made his legendary reputation.' – The Age of Napoleon reviewing In the Service of the Tsar against Napoleon: The Memoirs of Denis Davidov, 1806–1814, translated by Gregory Troubetzkoy. "Oman is more than a solid scholar – he is an engaging writer. I very much enjoy reading his works and these two volumes, despite their combined length of around 1,000 pages, are much quicker reads than you might guess." – Fritz Heinzen reviewing A History of the Art of War in the Middle Ages (2 volumes, paperback) in Paper Wars (U.S.A.) 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