As well as being decorative, the cap effectively protected the head against saber blows ... The shako was altered on the eve of the 1812 war to give it a concave top and sides.

talking to those who lived during the Napoleonic wars, Tolstoy's own involvement in the Crimean War. As if this were not enough, there were philosophical essays which appeared in one version as ...

At just 14 he had been working as a Midshipman in the Royal Navy, when he was captured by the French during the Napoleonic wars. He had an extraordinary tale to tell, and he carried the proof with ...