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Andrew Swanston

    Andrew Swanston, inspired by a lifelong interest in early modern history, crafts novels set during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms and the early Restoration period. His narrative style delves into the complex motivations and moral quandaries within tumultuous historical eras. Swanston's stories explore human nature in the face of conflict and societal shifts, focusing on richly detailed period settings.

    Waterloo the Bravest Man
    • Waterloo the Bravest Man

      • 320 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      June, 1815. The Coldstream Guards and the third guards are waiting impatiently for orders to move into battle against Napoleon and his French army. Every day seems endless as the troops wait for Wellington's orders. When the group eventually encounter the French in battle, a special command comes from Wellington himself to Colonel James Macdonell of the Coldstream Guards: hold the chateau at Hougoumont and do not let the French pass. What happens next is history."

      Waterloo the Bravest Man2015
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