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The gripping story of a doomed uprising How a multi-national task force led by the British was defeated by the Revolutionaries Napoleon Bonaparte's first experience of war 'Bernard Ireland, in The Fall of Toulon, reconstructs in fascinating detail the climax of these revolutionary wars' Ruth Scurr, The Times 'Bernard Ireland's accessible and detailed account combines a lively read with a real feeling for the naval history, bringing to life this savage episode' The Armourer

About the Author

Bernard Ireland recently retired from the Ministry of Defence where he worked on a number of Anglo-French projects. Now a fulltime author, he is a fluent French speaker and an internationally acknowledged expert on military history.