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The Encyclopedia of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
The Encyclopedia of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars

Gregory Fremont-Barnes

2006

NON-FICTION

This comprehensive three-volume work on the French Revolution and Napoleon's rule and campaigns covers a wide range of military, political, social, and cultural events and personalities during a time ...

Same eventSame warTags: Napoleonic, Naval, North AfricaThemes: Non-Fiction
MATCH 29
An Advanced History of Great Britain from the Earliest Times to the Death of Edward VII
An Advanced History of Great Britain from the Earliest Times to the Death of Edward VII

Thomas Frederick Tout

1912

NON-FICTION
Same eventSame warTags: Napoleonic, Naval, North AfricaThemes: Non-Fiction
MATCH 23
The Campaign of 1815
The Campaign of 1815

William O'Connor Morris

1900

NON-FICTION
Same eventSame warTags: NapoleonicThemes: Non-Fiction
MATCH 20
The Battle 100
The Battle 100

Michael Lee Lanning

2005

NON-FICTION

Offers a historical retrospective on the most important battles of the past three thousand years, describing in detail one hundred key military campaigns, with commentary on the outcome of the conflic...

Same eventSame warThemes: Non-Fiction
MATCH 20
French Warships in the Age of Sail, 1786-1861
French Warships in the Age of Sail, 1786-1861

Rif Winfield; Stephen S. Roberts

2015

NON-FICTION

In 1786 the French navy had just emerged from its most successful war of the eighteenth century, and the reputation of its ship design and fighting skills never stood higher. Though the effects of the...

Same eventSame warThemes: Non-Fiction
MATCH 20
European Armies of the French Revolution, 1789–1802
European Armies of the French Revolution, 1789–1802

Frederick C. Schneid

2015

NON-FICTION

Upon France’s defeat of the vaunted Prussian army at the Battle of Valmy in 1792, German author Johann Wolfgang von Goethe remarked, “From this place and from this day forth commences a new era in the...

Same eventSame warThemes: Non-Fiction
MATCH 20
European Jewry and the First Crusade
European Jewry and the First Crusade

Robert Chazan

1987

NON-FICTION

Analyzes the causes of the anti-Jewish violence of the First Crusade. The spiritual revival and rapid growth of the 10th-11th centuries led both to Church reform and the Crusades, an attempt to direct...

Same eventSame warThemes: Non-Fiction
MATCH 20
Empire in Black and Gold: Shadows of the Apt 1
Empire in Black and Gold: Shadows of the Apt 1

Adrian Tchaikovsky

2021

NON-FICTION

The city states of the Lowlands have lived in peace and prosperity for decades, hailed as bastions of civilization and sophistication. That peace is about to end. Far from the Lowlands, an ancient emp...

Same eventSame warThemes: Non-Fiction
MATCH 13
Encyclopedia of the Age of Political Revolutions and New Ideologies, 1760-1815
Encyclopedia of the Age of Political Revolutions and New Ideologies, 1760-1815

Gregory Fremont-Barnes

2007

NON-FICTION

By giving rise to new ideologies that in time transformed the political structure of much of the world, the American and French Revolutions stand as two of the most important political events in globa...

Same warTags: NapoleonicThemes: Non-Fiction
MATCH 13
History of the Wars of the French Revolution
History of the Wars of the French Revolution

Edward Baines

1817

NON-FICTION
Same warTags: NapoleonicThemes: Non-Fiction
MATCH 13
Readers Comp to Military History Pa
Readers Comp to Military History Pa

AUTHOR UNKNOWN

2001

NON-FICTION

THE READER'S COMPANION TO MILITARY HISTORY is the first major reference work on military history to represent a global perspective. More than 150 distinguished military historians, biographers, and jo...

Same warTags: NapoleonicThemes: Non-Fiction
MATCH 09
The Longest Day

Cornelius Ryan

1959

NON-FICTION

Classic account of the Normandy invasion from all perspectives — Allied, German, and French civilian.

Tags: Naval, World War IIThemes: Non-Fiction
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Miracle at Midway
Miracle at Midway

Gordon W. Prange

1982

NON-FICTION

Detailed reconstruction of the battle that turned the tide in the Pacific.

Tags: Naval, World War IIThemes: Non-Fiction
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An Army at Dawn
An Army at Dawn

Rick Atkinson

2002

NON-FICTION

Pulitzer Prize-winning first volume of Atkinson's Liberation Trilogy covering the North Africa campaign.

Tags: North Africa, World War IIThemes: Non-Fiction
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Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway

Jonathan Parshall & Anthony Tully

2005

NON-FICTION

Revisionist operational account of Midway from the Japanese perspective, drawing on previously unavailable Japanese records to overturn the conventional American narrative.

Tags: Naval, World War IIThemes: Non-Fiction
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Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors

James D. Hornfischer

2004

NON-FICTION

The story of the Battle off Samar — when a tiny force of destroyers and destroyer escorts charged the most powerful Japanese surface fleet of the war to defend the Leyte Gulf invasion.

Tags: Naval, World War IIThemes: Non-Fiction
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The Battle for the Falklands
The Battle for the Falklands

Max Hastings, Simon Jenkins

1983

NON-FICTION

"Must be read by all our military people and anyone who wants to find out what really happened on the Falkland Islands." -James M. Gavin

Tags: Naval, World War IIThemes: Non-Fiction
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Waterloo: Napoleon's Last Gamble
Waterloo: Napoleon's Last Gamble

Andrew Roberts

2010

NON-FICTION

Part 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.

Tags: Napoleonic, World War IIThemes: Non-Fiction
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Waterloo
Waterloo

Andrew Roberts

2005

NON-FICTION

The 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.

Tags: Napoleonic, World War IIThemes: Non-Fiction
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Normandy 44
Normandy 44

James Holland

2019

NON-FICTION

________________ Renowned World War Two historian James Holland presents an entirely new perspective on one of the most important moments in recent history. Unflinchingly examining the brutality and v...

Tags: Naval, World War IIThemes: Non-Fiction
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MATCH 09
French Foreign Legion
French Foreign Legion

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

1982

WT 2.0/5 2–3P 60MIN RTG 7.3
Same war
MATCH 09
No Retreat!: Polish & French Fronts
No Retreat!: Polish & French Fronts

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

2018

WT 3.5/5 180MIN RTG 7.7
Same war
MATCH 08
Trafalgar
Trafalgar

Worthington Games

2017

WT 1.6/5 2–4P 60MIN RTG 6.8

Naval block game of the Battle of Trafalgar.

Tags: Napoleonic, Naval
MATCH 05
Midway
Midway

Avalon Hill

1964

WT 2.4/5 2–2P 120MIN RTG 6.6

Classic naval wargame simulating the pivotal 1942 carrier battle.

Tags: Naval
MATCH 05
Napoleon's Triumph
Napoleon's Triumph

Simmons Games

2007

WT 3.6/5 2–8P 180MIN RTG 8.0

Innovative block wargame recreating Austerlitz with hidden unit information.

Tags: Napoleonic
MATCH 05
Wellington's Victory
Wellington's Victory

SPI

1976

WT 1.2/5 2–2P 20MIN RTG 5.4

Highly detailed tactical simulation of the Battle of Waterloo at battalion level.

Tags: Napoleonic
MATCH 05
Commands & Colors: Napoleonics
Commands & Colors: Napoleonics

GMT Games

2010

WT 2.7/5 2–2P 90MIN RTG 8.0

Light-to-medium wargame using the Commands & Colors system for Napoleonic battles.

Tags: Napoleonic
MATCH 05
Guadalcanal
Guadalcanal

Compass Games

2011

WT 2.5/5 2–2P 360MIN RTG 5.9

Operational game covering the entire Guadalcanal campaign — land, sea, and air.

Tags: Naval
MATCH 05
Coral Sea

Avalon Hill

1979

WT 2.8/5 2–2P 180MIN

Classic carrier battle game simulating the first fleet engagement fought entirely by aircraft.

Tags: Naval
MATCH 05
Carrier
Carrier

Avalon Hill

1990

WT 4.0/5 1–1P 360MIN RTG 7.4

Solitaire game of naval air warfare in the Pacific, playable across multiple scenarios.

Tags: Naval
MATCH 05
Borodino
Borodino

Worthington Games

2012

WT 2.1/5 2–2P 180MIN RTG 6.7

Block game simulating Napoleon's brutal 1812 battle at Borodino.

Tags: Napoleonic
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Ney vs. Wellington
Ney vs. Wellington

OSG

2006

WT 3.6/5 2–2P 180MIN RTG 6.9

Detailed simulation of the Waterloo campaign, including Quatre Bras and Ligny.

Tags: Napoleonic
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Napoleon: The Waterloo Campaign 1815

Avalon Hill

1974

WT 3.2/5 2–2P 360MIN

Classic hex wargame of the three-day Waterloo campaign.

Tags: Napoleonic
MATCH 05
Marengo: Napoleon's Greatest Gamble

OSG

2004

WT 3.4/5 2–2P 300MIN

Detailed simulation of Napoleon's 1800 Italian campaign.

Tags: Napoleonic
MATCH 02
Stalingrad '42
Stalingrad '42

GMT Games

2019

WT 2.3/5 2–5P 60MIN RTG 7.5

Operational-level simulation of the Stalingrad campaign using chit-pull activation.

Same era
MATCH 02
D-Day at Omaha Beach
D-Day at Omaha Beach

Decision Games

2009

WT 3.4/5 1–2P 480MIN RTG 8.3

Solitaire game covering the first critical hours of the Omaha Beach landing.

Same era
MATCH 02
The Longest Day
The Longest Day

Avalon Hill

1980

WT 4.1/5 2–8P 5400MIN RTG 7.2

Classic monster wargame covering the entire Normandy campaign at regimental scale.

Same era
MATCH 02
Battle of the Bulge 1944
Battle of the Bulge 1944

GMT Games

2024

WT 2.1/5 2–2P 120MIN RTG 7.9

Detailed operational treatment of the Ardennes offensive using the ZOC Bond system.

Same era
MATCH 02
Kursk: The Southern Front
Kursk: The Southern Front

MMP

2010

WT 3.1/5 3–4P 45MIN RTG 6.5

Part of the Operational Combat Series covering the southern pincer at Kursk.

Same era
MATCH 02
'Wacht am Rhein': The Battle of the Bulge, 16 Dec 44 – 2 Jan 45
'Wacht am Rhein': The Battle of the Bulge, 16 Dec 44 – 2 Jan 45

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

1977

WT 3.6/5 2–4P

Designed by Joseph M. Balkoski, Jim Dunnigan, Redmond A. Simonsen

Same era