Justice-without jury, without appeal and without mercyThese are stories of the Four Just Men, Edgar Wallaces famous characters known to the wider public principally as a result of the early television series of the same name. The source material is, of course, far removed from its celluloid derivative. Far from being set in the world post WW2, the original stories take place in the colourful perio...

Justice-without jury, without appeal and without mercyThese are stories of the Four Just Men, Edgar Wallaces famous characters known to the wider public principally as a result of the early television series of the same name. The source material is, of course, far removed from its celluloid derivative. Far from being set in the world post WW2, the original stories take place in the colourful perio...

WHEN BRITON FOUGHT GURKHANo-one who has an interest in British military history is ignorant of the role of the Gurkhas. Their loyalty and courage is as legendary as the affection with which they are regarded by the British military and civilians alike. It was not always so. At the beginning of the 19th century, as the British empire inexorably expanded its inflfl uence to embrace the Indian Sub-Co...

WHEN BRITON FOUGHT GURKHANo-one who has an interest in British military history is ignorant of the role of the Gurkhas. Their loyalty and courage is as legendary as the affection with which they are regarded by the British military and civilians alike. It was not always so. At the beginning of the 19th century, as the British empire inexorably expanded its inflfl uence to embrace the Indian Sub-Co...

WHEN BRITON FOUGHT GURKHANo-one who has an interest in British military history is ignorant of the role of the Gurkhas. Their loyalty and courage is as legendary as the affection with which they are regarded by the British military and civilians alike. It was not always so. At the beginning of the 19th century, as the British empire inexorably expanded its inflfl uence to embrace the Indian Sub-Co...

WHEN BRITON FOUGHT GURKHANo-one who has an interest in British military history is ignorant of the role of the Gurkhas. Their loyalty and courage is as legendary as the affection with which they are regarded by the British military and civilians alike. It was not always so. At the beginning of the 19th century, as the British empire inexorably expanded its inflfl uence to embrace the Indian Sub-Co...

WHEN BRITON FOUGHT GURKHANo-one who has an interest in British military history is ignorant of the role of the Gurkhas. Their loyalty and courage is as legendary as the affection with which they are regarded by the British military and civilians alike. It was not always so. At the beginning of the 19th century, as the British empire inexorably expanded its inflfl uence to embrace the Indian Sub-Co...

WHEN BRITON FOUGHT GURKHANo-one who has an interest in British military history is ignorant of the role of the Gurkhas. Their loyalty and courage is as legendary as the affection with which they are regarded by the British military and civilians alike. It was not always so. At the beginning of the 19th century, as the British empire inexorably expanded its inflfl uence to embrace the Indian Sub-Co...

WHEN BRITON FOUGHT GURKHANo-one who has an interest in British military history is ignorant of the role of the Gurkhas. Their loyalty and courage is as legendary as the affection with which they are regarded by the British military and civilians alike. It was not always so. At the beginning of the 19th century, as the British empire inexorably expanded its inflfl uence to embrace the Indian Sub-Co...

The high water mark of the ConfederacyThe Battle of Gettysburg, in early July, 1863, began promisingly for Lee and his Confederate forces, but as the fighting progressed it became clear that in a pounding match where Meades Union force remained nailed defensively to high ground it would take a master stroke on Lees part for the Confederates to prevail. Attacks to turn the Union flank had failed le...

The high water mark of the ConfederacyThe Battle of Gettysburg, in early July, 1863, began promisingly for Lee and his Confederate forces, but as the fighting progressed it became clear that in a pounding match where Meades Union force remained nailed defensively to high ground it would take a master stroke on Lees part for the Confederates to prevail. Attacks to turn the Union flank had failed le...

The high water mark of the ConfederacyThe Battle of Gettysburg, in early July, 1863, began promisingly for Lee and his Confederate forces, but as the fighting progressed it became clear that in a pounding match where Meades Union force remained nailed defensively to high ground it would take a master stroke on Lees part for the Confederates to prevail. Attacks to turn the Union flank had failed le...

The high water mark of the ConfederacyThe Battle of Gettysburg, in early July, 1863, began promisingly for Lee and his Confederate forces, but as the fighting progressed it became clear that in a pounding match where Meades Union force remained nailed defensively to high ground it would take a master stroke on Lees part for the Confederates to prevail. Attacks to turn the Union flank had failed le...

The high water mark of the ConfederacyThe Battle of Gettysburg, in early July, 1863, began promisingly for Lee and his Confederate forces, but as the fighting progressed it became clear that in a pounding match where Meades Union force remained nailed defensively to high ground it would take a master stroke on Lees part for the Confederates to prevail. Attacks to turn the Union flank had failed le...

The high water mark of the ConfederacyThe Battle of Gettysburg, in early July, 1863, began promisingly for Lee and his Confederate forces, but as the fighting progressed it became clear that in a pounding match where Meades Union force remained nailed defensively to high ground it would take a master stroke on Lees part for the Confederates to prevail. Attacks to turn the Union flank had failed le...

The high water mark of the ConfederacyThe Battle of Gettysburg, in early July, 1863, began promisingly for Lee and his Confederate forces, but as the fighting progressed it became clear that in a pounding match where Meades Union force remained nailed defensively to high ground it would take a master stroke on Lees part for the Confederates to prevail. Attacks to turn the Union flank had failed le...

The voices of one terrible year of blood, horror, battle and revenge It is now 150 years since the Indian Mutiny burst like an engulfing flame on the British soldiers, their families and the civilians of the Empire in North East India. The Bengal Native army arose in violent rebellion, and the once peaceful countryside became a battleground as Native sepoys and elements of the Indian population, l...

The voices of one terrible year of blood, horror, battle and revenge It is now 150 years since the Indian Mutiny burst like an engulfing flame on the British soldiers, their families and the civilians of the Empire in North East India. The Bengal Native army arose in violent rebellion, and the once peaceful countryside became a battleground as Native sepoys and elements of the Indian population, l...

The voices of one terrible year of blood, horror, battle and revenge It is now 150 years since the Indian Mutiny burst like an engulfing flame on the British soldiers, their families and the civilians of the Empire in North East India. The Bengal Native army arose in violent rebellion, and the once peaceful countryside became a battleground as Native sepoys and elements of the Indian population, l...

The voices of one terrible year of blood, horror, battle and revenge It is now 150 years since the Indian Mutiny burst like an engulfing flame on the British soldiers, their families and the civilians of the Empire in North East India. The Bengal Native army arose in violent rebellion, and the once peaceful countryside became a battleground as Native sepoys and elements of the Indian population, l...

The voices of one terrible year of blood, horror, battle and revenge It is now 150 years since the Indian Mutiny burst like an engulfing flame on the British soldiers, their families and the civilians of the Empire in North East India. The Bengal Native army arose in violent rebellion, and the once peaceful countryside became a battleground as Native sepoys and elements of the Indian population, l...

The voices of one terrible year of blood, horror, battle and revenge It is now 150 years since the Indian Mutiny burst like an engulfing flame on the British soldiers, their families and the civilians of the Empire in North East India. The Bengal Native army arose in violent rebellion, and the once peaceful countryside became a battleground as Native sepoys and elements of the Indian population, l...

The voices of one terrible year of blood, horror, battle and revenge It is now 150 years since the Indian Mutiny burst like an engulfing flame on the British soldiers, their families and the civilians of the Empire in North East India. The Bengal Native army arose in violent rebellion, and the once peaceful countryside became a battleground as Native sepoys and elements of the Indian population, l...

The Emperors fall by one of his own generalsPosterity has been granted several renowned historians of the Napoleonic Wars and the author of this book, Antoine-Henri Jomini, is notable among them-for he not only chronicled its history, but was an active participant in its events. Service with Napoleon saw him in action at Austerlitz, Ulm, Jena, at Eylau where he was awarded the Legion of Honour and...

The Emperors fall by one of his own generalsPosterity has been granted several renowned historians of the Napoleonic Wars and the author of this book, Antoine-Henri Jomini, is notable among them-for he not only chronicled its history, but was an active participant in its events. Service with Napoleon saw him in action at Austerlitz, Ulm, Jena, at Eylau where he was awarded the Legion of Honour and...

The Emperors fall by one of his own generalsPosterity has been granted several renowned historians of the Napoleonic Wars and the author of this book, Antoine-Henri Jomini, is notable among them-for he not only chronicled its history, but was an active participant in its events. Service with Napoleon saw him in action at Austerlitz, Ulm, Jena, at Eylau where he was awarded the Legion of Honour and...

The Emperors fall by one of his own generalsPosterity has been granted several renowned historians of the Napoleonic Wars and the author of this book, Antoine-Henri Jomini, is notable among them-for he not only chronicled its history, but was an active participant in its events. Service with Napoleon saw him in action at Austerlitz, Ulm, Jena, at Eylau where he was awarded the Legion of Honour and...

The Emperors fall by one of his own generalsPosterity has been granted several renowned historians of the Napoleonic Wars and the author of this book, Antoine-Henri Jomini, is notable among them-for he not only chronicled its history, but was an active participant in its events. Service with Napoleon saw him in action at Austerlitz, Ulm, Jena, at Eylau where he was awarded the Legion of Honour and...

The Emperors fall by one of his own generalsPosterity has been granted several renowned historians of the Napoleonic Wars and the author of this book, Antoine-Henri Jomini, is notable among them-for he not only chronicled its history, but was an active participant in its events. Service with Napoleon saw him in action at Austerlitz, Ulm, Jena, at Eylau where he was awarded the Legion of Honour and...

A master of the field of battle in his own words Anyone who knows of the military genius of John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, cant fail to have learnt also of the exploits his close personal ally, Prince Eugene of Savoy. Despite a physical frailty, Eugene had an incredible talent for waging war and became, indisputably, one of the most successful military commanders in modern European history. ...

A master of the field of battle in his own words Anyone who knows of the military genius of John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, cant fail to have learnt also of the exploits his close personal ally, Prince Eugene of Savoy. Despite a physical frailty, Eugene had an incredible talent for waging war and became, indisputably, one of the most successful military commanders in modern European history. ...

A master of the field of battle in his own words Anyone who knows of the military genius of John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, cant fail to have learnt also of the exploits his close personal ally, Prince Eugene of Savoy. Despite a physical frailty, Eugene had an incredible talent for waging war and became, indisputably, one of the most successful military commanders in modern European history. ...

A master of the field of battle in his own words Anyone who knows of the military genius of John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, cant fail to have learnt also of the exploits his close personal ally, Prince Eugene of Savoy. Despite a physical frailty, Eugene had an incredible talent for waging war and became, indisputably, one of the most successful military commanders in modern European history. ...

A master of the field of battle in his own words Anyone who knows of the military genius of John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, cant fail to have learnt also of the exploits his close personal ally, Prince Eugene of Savoy. Despite a physical frailty, Eugene had an incredible talent for waging war and became, indisputably, one of the most successful military commanders in modern European history. ...

A master of the field of battle in his own words Anyone who knows of the military genius of John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, cant fail to have learnt also of the exploits his close personal ally, Prince Eugene of Savoy. Despite a physical frailty, Eugene had an incredible talent for waging war and became, indisputably, one of the most successful military commanders in modern European history. ...

A master of the field of battle in his own words Anyone who knows of the military genius of John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, cant fail to have learnt also of the exploits his close personal ally, Prince Eugene of Savoy. Despite a physical frailty, Eugene had an incredible talent for waging war and became, indisputably, one of the most successful military commanders in modern European history. ...