COMMANDS & COLORS: ANCIENTS
The Fall of Carthage: The Punic Wars 265-146BC
2000
NON-FICTIONDefinitive modern account of all three Punic Wars, from Hannibal's crossing of the Alps to the final destruction of Carthage.
Thermopylae: The Battle That Changed the World
2006
NON-FICTIONScholarly account of the Battle of Thermopylae by a leading classicist, examining the historical reality behind the Spartan stand and its extraordinary afterlife in Western culture.
Waterloo: The History of Four Days, Three Armies, and Three Battles
2014
NON-FICTIONCornwell brings the chaos and drama of Waterloo to life in vivid narrative history.
Gates of Fire
1998
FICTIONA vivid fictional account of the 300 Spartans who held the pass at Thermopylae. Widely regarded as the finest military historical novel ever written.
Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West
2005
NON-FICTIONHolland's gripping narrative of the Persian invasions of Greece, from Marathon to Salamis, and how a tiny Greek coalition stopped the mightiest empire on earth.
1812: Napoleon's Fatal March on Moscow
2004
NON-FICTIONZamoyski's devastating account of the Grande Armée's catastrophic Russian campaign, told through the voices of soldiers on both sides.
Sharpe's Rifles
1988
FICTIONFirst in Cornwell's beloved series following Richard Sharpe through the Peninsular War — vivid, historically grounded Napoleonic military fiction.
The Ghosts of Cannae: Hannibal and the Darkest Hour of the Roman Republic
2010
NON-FICTIONAccount of Hannibal's invasion of Italy and the catastrophic Roman defeat at Cannae, the tactical masterpiece that still influences military thought.
Waterloo: The History of Four Days, Three Armies and Three Battles
2014
NON-FICTIONCornwell's narrative account of Waterloo — the 100 Hours campaign from Ligny and Quatre Bras to the final clash at Waterloo — drawing on eyewitness accounts from soldiers on all sides.
Waterloo: Napoleon's Last Gamble
2010
NON-FICTIONPart of the ‘Making History Series’ – Waterloo is an exciting retelling of one of the moments that shook the world – Waterloo, one of the truly decisive battles of history.
Waterloo
2005
NON-FICTIONThe author of "Napoleon & Wellington" takes a brilliant look at the conflict that ended Napoleon's reign and ushered in the modern world, with new evidence of just how the battle was lost.
Waterloo 1815
2000
NON-FICTIONWaterloo holds a special place among the great battles of history. It was a close-run affair, matching two of the world's greatest generals - Napoleon and Wellington. This volume covers the entire cam...
Waterloo 1815: Wavre to Plancenoit
2006
NON-FICTIONThe acclaimed historian sheds new light on the Battle of Waterloo and the defeat of Napoleon with a focus on the Prussian Army's critical contribution. Histories of the Waterloo campaign that brought ...
Waterloo, 1815
1992
NON-FICTIONThe Battles of Quatre Bras and Ligny are often overshadowed by the Battle of Waterloo that took place two days later. Yet the events of 16 June 1815 were crucial, as Napoleon missed his chance of achi...
The Waterloo Campaign, 1815
2022
NON-FICTIONWilliam Siborne's "The Waterloo Campaign, 1815" meticulously chronicles the pivotal events leading up to the Battle of Waterloo, offering a comprehensive analysis of military strategies, troop movemen...
Battle of Waterloo
2016
NON-FICTIONThe Battle of Waterloo has become synonymous with the word “defeat” but who lost, and why was it important? In 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte left the island of Elba, and in a space of 100 days took power, ...
Waterloo: The Campaign of 1815, Volume 1
2017
NON-FICTIONThis, the fourth volume in Andrew Field's highly praised study of the Waterloo campaign from the French perspective, depicts in vivid detail the often neglected final phase the rout and retreat of Nap...
Waterloo 1815: Battle Story
2012
NON-FICTIONOne of the most decisive battles in military history, Waterloo saw the culmination of a generation of war to bring a definitive end to French hegemony and imperial ambitions in Europe. Both sides foug...
Waterloo: the downfall of the first Napoleon: a history of the campaign of 1815
1862
NON-FICTION