Books in the Cambridge Library Collection - Naval and Military History series

These 'opinions and reflections of Napoleon ... in his own words' were published in two volumes in 1822 by Barry O'Meara, who became the ex-emperor's physician during his final exile. This fascinating and controversial work is also a polemic against the allegedly harsh treatment of Napoleon, strongly denied by other witnesses.

John Marshall (1784-1837) was a naval officer and biographer. These volumes, first published between 1823 and 1830, contain biographies of contemporary high-ranking naval officers, providing details of their lives, naval careers and the engagements in which they took part. Volume 1, Part 1, contains biographies of Flag Officers.

John Marshall (1784-1837) was a naval officer. These volumes, first published between 1823 and 1830, contain biographies of contemporary high-ranking naval officers, providing details of their lives, naval careers and wars in which they took part. Part 1 of this Supplement contains biographies of Post Captains 1806-1808.

Sir Julian Corbett (1854-1922) was an eminent British naval historian. These volumes, first published in 1907, contain Corbett's detailed historical analysis of English naval strategy during the Seven Years' War (1756-1763), and were the first scholarly work on the subject. Volume 1 covers 1754-9.

Published between 1828 and 1840, Napier's History of the War in the Peninsula was a tremendously influential, if controversial, work. He had access to many of the participants, or their papers, including French ones. The work was both highly praised and criticised. Although biased, it remains an important eyewitness source.

Malleson's edition and continuation of Kaye's seminal History of the Sepoy War in India was published as the History of the Indian Mutiny in 1890. Volume 1 contains the first three books, covering introductory remarks on political, military and religious history; a description of the Sepoy army; and the outbreak of the Mutiny.

With naval experience and contacts, John Charnock (1756-1807) embarked on research into historical and contemporary naval affairs. His six-volume Biographia Navalis (1794-8) is also reissued in this series. This three-volume work, published 1800-2, stands as the first serious study of British naval architecture, and also covers developments overseas.

As Southey states in this two-volume 1813 work, his account is intended to be 'clear and concise enough to become a manual for the young sailor'. Volume 1 covers the period from Nelson's birth and early experiences at sea, up to the battle of the Nile.

This book is an eye-witness account of the Battle of Nile, reputedly Nelson's greatest triumph. Rev. Cooper Willyams was a naval chaplain with the fleet during the battle. His journal and sketches provide the most authentic report of the battle. It was published in London, 1802.

William James (1780-1827) was a lawyer and naval historian best known for this magisterial history of the Royal Navy between 1793 and 1827, which remains one of the most comprehensive accounts of the Navy during the Napoleonic Wars ever published. Volume 1 covers 1793-1796.

Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (1758-1805) is considered one of the greatest commanders in British naval history. This biography, published in 1809 with the approval of Lord Nelson's family, ran into many editions and is now reissued from the 1840 version. Volume 1 covers Nelson's life up to 1797.

James Ralfe (fl. 1820-1829) was a historian remembered for this comprehensive history of the British navy between 1803 and 1816. First published in 1820, these volumes contain details of major naval engagements arranged chronologically, providing a valuable reference for study of naval history. Volume 1 covers 1803-1806.

This five-volume survey of the state of the British Navy, its ships and organisation, was published between 1882 and 1883. Brassey was much involved with questions of the modernisation and reform of the Navy, at a time when international relations were marked by a maritime arms race.

John Esquemeling (c. 1645-1707) was a French barber-surgeon best remembered for this fascinating account of the buccaneer Henry Morgan's exploits in the West Indies. Covering 1668-1674, this volume, reissued from the 1893 reprint, remains a valuable source for information on seventeenth-century piracy.

Arthur Wellesley (1769-1852), first Duke of Wellington, was one of the leading military figures of the nineteenth century. These volumes of dispatches, reissued from the revised 1844 edition, provide fascinating details of his military campaigns. Volume 1 covers campaigns in India between 1798-1803.

From 1779 to 1783 a British garrison at Gibraltar fought off a fierce Franco-Spanish siege, with the aid of the navy. This bestselling account by a member of the garrison was first published in 1785. Gibraltar was of vital strategic importance to Britain during the Napoleonic Wars and subsequently.