Napoleonic Fiction (1 Viewer)

[Guest]

I am a Military Historical Fiction reader and have read the following writers, I have listed below the authors I like, I have read others who have wrote 1 or 2 books but have not listed those.

Does anyone else have other authors they have read and enjoyed?

Army

Cornwell. B All the Sharpe books and his other Napoleonic texts.
Gale. I Nice short series
Goldsworthy. A Great Series on the life of gentlemen soldier, sort opposite to Sharpe. Gentlemen who cannot afford to purchase a commission.
Howard. R Five book series that look at Napoleonic soldiers and an ex aristocrat serving as a common soldier.
Mallinson. A First few are on the Napoleonic period, a lot of the book is based around the social history as well.
Scarrow. S Nice series of 4 books following the lives of Napoleon and Wellington.
McGee. J Good series of 5 books with an Ex 95th rifleman in England working on criminals and spy’s cases.
Marston. E Good series of 5 books.
Forester.C.S Classic

Naval
Connery. T Highly recommend - Series of 3 Nap books, Markham of the Royal Marines.
Hardy. A Classics on the character FOX
Donachie. D Have read but could not quite really get 'into'
Lambdin. D OK but the first few were a bit sexually crude.
Kent. A Classic
O'Brian. P Enjoyed, but a bit dull in places.
Stockwin. J Based on a true story, pressed sailor who becomes an admiral, good social history as well.
Woodman. R Classic

 

[Grognard]

I read a few among that list and to add to it I really enjoyed the Ethan Gage series by William Dietrich...

 

[BHogan]

I'd suggest reading Patrick Rambuad's trilogy about the Battle of Aspern-Essling, 1812 Invasion of Russia, and Napoleon's downfall, all told from the French perspective. All great reads!

Brendan

 

[farmertony]

I still think C S Forester's "Hornblower" series sets the standard.I read them in the 1960's as a teenager(when they were already over 30 years old).They persuaded me to study European history at university.

 

[Obee]

I've read all of the Sharpe series, and watched the TV series ... WONDERFUL

maybe I should get casting from Tradition of London and paint them from my collection ???



Also I've read Iain Gale's series, Adrian Goldsworthy's series and I'm currently reading Allan Mallinson's Mathew Hervey series, I'm half way through the 13 books ...

Another classic I thought of was War & Peace by Leo Tolstoy, gives the Russian perspective from that era, AND the Battle of Borodino!



The Edward Marston series are next on my 'Wishlist" so I think I have loads of reading to come .... as well as painting Napoleonic toy soldiers

John

 

[Hazebrouck]

An older book I enjoyed greatly is R.F Delderfield's 'Seven Men of Gascony'. It revolves around seven men from Gascony (no surprise), serving as Voltiguers through Austria, Spain, Russia and finally Waterloo.

Delderfield was keen on Napoleonic history and wrote other Napoleonic era fiction, however this is the only one I have read and recommend it.

Scott

 

[Dragoon]

Another enjoyable read by R.F. Delderfield is ''Imperial Sunset: The Fall of Napoleon 1813-1814.

 

[Napoleon1er]

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Brigadier Gerard.