Krigslitteratur: Napoleonskrigene

Recruit new soldiers, face new foes, and explore the mysteries of the Carpathian Mountains in two new campaigns, one competitive and one for solo or cooperative play.High in the Carpathian Mountains stands the crumbling Castle Fier. Once home to a powerful warlord, the castle cast a dark shadow across the nearby villages, until crusaders attacked with sword and flame to put an end to its menace. Though history passed into folklore, the ruins of Castle Fier remained shunned by all as a cursed site. Now, horrors have been seen moving at night. An army gathers. Something has awoken in the ruins. With the political situation in the surrounding region becoming increasingly unstable, France, Prussia, Britain, and the other powers have dispatched their best agents to investigate the ruins, eliminate any threats, and acquire any treasures that could prove useful in the ongoing fight against the harvestmen. and each other.The Carpathians: Castle Fier is a supplement for The Silver Bayonet: A Wargame of Napoleonic Gothic Horror, in which the special units must fight their way through the ruins of a menacing haunted castle. It features two campaigns - one competitive and one for solo or cooperative play - as well as new monsters to fight, soldiers to recruit, and treasure to unearth.

Efter Hornblowers skib Sutherland blev skudt i sænk af franskmændene, blev han og hans besætning taget som krigsfanger. Nu er han på vej til Paris med to af sine bedste mænd, og ingen af dem har i sinde at lade franskmændene bestemme deres skæbne. Da fangevognen kører fast i en snestorm, ser de tre mænd deres snit til at stikke af. Hornblower ved, at han først er i sikkerhed, når han er hjemme i England, men han aner ikke, hvilken tragedie der venter ham, hvis han når frem. Andet bind af ”Kommandør Hornblower” er ottende bog i seriens indre kronologi.Kaptajn HornblowerSerien om den engelske søofficer kaptajn Hornblower tager os med tilbage til Napoleonskrigene og fortæller historien om den søsyge matros, der ender med at blive en vaskeægte søhelt i den engelske flåde. Bøgerne er blevet filmatiseret flere gange og har opnået stor popularitet verden over.C.S. Forester (1899-1966) var pseudonymet for den britiske forfatter Cecil Louis Throughton Smith, der blev kendt for sine fortællinger om krig til søs. Hans bogserie om den royale søofficer Horatio Hornblower blev oversat til en lang række sprog og gjorde ham meget populær. I 1951 blev hans bog "The African Queen" filmatiseret med Katherine Hepburn og Humphrey Bogart i hovedrollerne.

Face dangerous new foes, recruit new soldiers, and uncover the mysterious treasures of Ancient Egypt in two new campaigns, one competitive and one for solo or cooperative play.Somewhere beneath the shifting sands lies the forgotten knowledge of the pharaohs - magic granting power over wind and rain, life and death, and even time itself. Napoleon didn't cross the Mediterranean simply to conquer Egypt, he sought these ancient secrets. No one knows what he found, but his military victories since then speak for themselves. Now, as Bonaparte continues to burn his way through Europe, desperate nations have sent their own special units across the sea to search for a counter and end his rampage.Egypt: Shadow of the Sphinx is a supplement for The Silver Bayonet, in which the players' special units explore the mysteries of this great land, venturing into lost cities, forbidden ruins, and even beneath the Pyramids themselves. Contained within are two campaigns, one competitive and one for solo or cooperative play. New soldiers, and equipment might give them an edge, but they will still face an array of terrifying foes, including mummies, werejackals, and serpopards, many not known to the living for more than 3,000 years...

'An epic tale that never loses sight of the raw experience of the hero. I loved Napoleon's Spy' Simon Scarrow 'Exciting, immersive, well researched and great fun.' Giles Kristian'Harrowing and totally gripping. A masterclass in writing fiction about real historical events' Leonora Nattrass, author of Black Drop Russia, 1812. Has France finally met its match?On the eve of the invasion of Russia, half-French, half-English Matthieu Carrey finds himself in the ranks of Napoleon's five hundred thousand strong army. With Tsar Alexander seemingly ill-prepared, a French victory seems certain. The Grande Armee will obliterate everything in its path. Carrey's purpose is less clear. Blackmailed into becoming a spy in the emperor's army, he hopes to follow his lover, a French actress who has gone to work in the Moscow theatre. As supplies grow scarce and temperatures plummet, the Grande Armee begins to crumble. Caught up in the maelstrom of war, Carrey embarks on an epic journey, while the Russians circle like hungry wolves. Hundreds of miles lie between Carrey and safety. To reach it seems utterly impossible.

A dark murder. A secret brought to light...June, 1797. From his headquarters at the Villa Mombello near Milan, the French revolutionary army's young general, one Napoleon Bonaparte, dictates peace terms to Europe's monarchies with breath-taking ease and arrogance. But when a series of malicious events at Mombello threaten to set Italy ablaze once again, and talk of a ghoul stalking in the night committing atrocities spreads like wildfire among the assembled guests, Napoleon forces failed magistrate Felix Gracchus out of retirement to solve the puzzling murders. Gracchus's unwilling escort in this military world is ambitious but underachieving young cavalry officer Dermide Vanderville. Aided by Napoleon's unruly tomboy sister Paolette, they set about unravelling the twisted skeins of intrigue and terrible secrets clogging the mansion's shadowy corridors. A rich and compelling debut historical mystery set around Napoleon Bonaparte's conquests, perfect for fans of C. J. Sansom, Paul Doherty and Ellis Peters. Praise for Blood and Fireflies 'A fantastic read. I recommend it unreservedly. You will probably end up reading it in one fell swoop' Paul Doherty

Første gang Minella ser den arrogante grev Fontaines Delibes komme ridende, kalder hun ham ’djævlen til hest’. Hans dramatiske udseende både skræmmer og fascinerer hende, og det bliver et skæbnesvangert møde for hende. Selv om han er en berygtet don juan, kan Minella ikke få ham ud af sine tanker, og han bliver midtpunktet i hendes liv.Da greven ansætter hende som anstandsdame for sin flyvske datter, flytter hun med til Frankrig og brænder alle broer bag sig. Revolutionen ulmer, og Minella hvirvles ind i eventyr og dramatik... Men samtidig oplever hun en kærlighed, der er så stærk, at hun har svært ved at bryde op, skønt hendes eget liv er i fare, og den mand, hun elsker, utvivlsomt vil blive et af revolutionens første ofre.Victoria Holt (1906-1993), pseudonym for Eleanor Alice Burford Hibbert, var en af verdens mest elskede og mest produktive forfattere i sin levetid. Hun begyndte allerede at skrive som 17-årig, og en række af hendes tidlige noveller blev trykt i London-aviserne. Det var dog romaner i den historiske genre, der gav det internationale gennembrud, og i dag er hendes romaner solgt i over 50 millioner eksemplarer verden over.

I første del af Sandra Gullands trilogi følger vi Josephines opvækst på Martinique, flytningen til Paris og ægteskabet med den smukke, intelligente og dameglade Alexandre. Vi oplever revolutionen, mødet med Napoleon og vækkelsen af passionen, der er indledningen til ægteskabet med en af verdens mægtigste mænd."Josephine: Napoleons hustru og kejserinde" er historien om en kvindes usædvanlige liv. Historien om hvordan er ung, naiv og uvidende pige bliver en af de mest sofistikerede og magtfulde kvinder i historien. Men også historien om revolution, krig og ikke mindst to af kærlighedens ansigter: begær og bedrag.Sandra Gulland (1944) er en canadisk-amerikansk forfatter, som har skrevet historiske romaner om blandt andre Napoleon Bonapartes hustru Josephine og hoffet ved Ludvig XIV af Frankrig. Sandra Gullands romaner har opnået stor international succes og er blevet oversat til flere forskellige sprog."Josephine: Napoleons hustru og kejserinde" er historien om en kvindes usædvanlige liv. Historien om hvordan er ung, naiv og uvidende pige bliver en af de mest sofistikerede og magtfulde kvinder i historien. Men også historien om revolution, krig og ikke mindst to af kærlighedens ansigter: begær og bedrag.