In the Words of Napoleon: The Emperor Day by Day, R.M. Johnston

In the Words of Napoleon: The Emperor Day by Day, R.M. JohnstonNew Hardback ' a powerful portrait of a complex individual. It uses Napoleon's own words to show his genius, arrogance, insecurities, and frustrations. The reader will be amazed by Napoleon's attention to detail, from those of pressing national interests to the mundane (such as the problem of heartbroken soldiers in his guard.) This makes it an invaluable reference book that should be on the bookshelf of anyone interested in the period.' Rob Burnham,

Bathe in the deepest tarn in the Lakes beneath the towering crags of Mardale

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together with 150 battlefield and regimental memorials in 28 countries world wide

a Great War flying ace

Geoffrey Jukes

or 'contract pilot' to use the CIA's more inoffensive terminology

and the way that we view women who put themselves in danger

In this fascinating and compelling story Rebecca Heisman uncovers the secret history of an ornithological arms race that not only helped solve the mystery of bird migration using radar

From US trailer families to Chinese factories and Kazakh nomads

and personal fears overcome in the heat of battle

making planning and transport simple

The story concludes with the biggest salvage operation in history' and a chapter on the significance of the scuttling to the post-war balance of naval power