Imperial Sunset: The Fall of Napoleon, 1813-14 by R F Delderfield
This vivid history of the political and military decline of Napoleon
Bonaparte recounts the unraveling of his grip on Europe, beginning with the
Russian incursion into France in 1813 and ending with Napoleon's first
exile, to Elba, in 1814.
From his vivid picture of the Cossacks on the Elbe in the Spring of 1813,
through the tortuous crumbling of the empire, to Napoleon's exile to Elba,
in 1814, R. F. Delderfield paints a majestic canvas that encompasses within
its sweep the Emperor, his family, his warlords and retainers, while never
losing sight of the footsore and weary ragged common soldiers on their way
home to put up one last heroic fight in the face of doom.
Ronald Frederick Delderfield (12 February 1912 - 24 June 1972) was an
English novelist and dramatist, some of whose works have been adapted for
television.
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THE BATTLE OF JERUSALEM - a Short History of the Six-Day War: June 1967 by Clifford Irving
A short and spellbinding book about the Six-Day War of June 1967, in which Israel fought for its life for the third time in its brief history - and won a decisive victory against overwhelming odds. The author was there as a correspondent for NBC-TV, became a friend of Israeli soldiers and pilots, witnessed part of the battle for the Golan Heights, and traveled post-war to the Suez Canal in a command car with Irwin Shaw, Jules Dassin, and Martha Gellhorn.
Illustrated with rare and moving photographs of the battles, plus clear maps.
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For the more colourful details about the author
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