Weblinks

Most of our classic military history publications (period memoires, official general staff histories and so on) are now available in our dedicated Reference Portal system as noted above, all free to download and share by anybody and all Public Domain or permission obtained. And now our last portal, covering the Napoleonic and French Revolutionary Wars, HAS GONE LIVE, so here is a sampling of what to expect, starting with the Alison's Napoleonic Atlas Reference Portal - click here for all 118 Public Domain images, and as of 5 August 2023 here are a few more references we've included: 

• Mark Conrad's Russian Military History Page (NEW) - tons of good stuff here, primary sources from across multiple sources.
• Viskavotov's Russian Military Organization and Uniforms (NEW) - from Mark Conrad's page, Vols 7 - 30 (1796 - 1855), the classic, ultimate source translated to English.
• Le Campagne de 1805 in  Allemagne - the French classic by Jean Lambert Alphonse Colin, all volumes, in the Public Domain for free download via Google books.
• La Bataille d'Austerlitz- although in French, the book is by an Austrian commander present at the battle, Karl von Stutterheim, and thus provides a uniquely Allied perspective of Napoleon's greatest victory. 
• Der Krieg 1805 in Deutschland - Freiherr Karl Freiherr von Schonhals take on the subject, from the Internet Archive.
• The Ulm Campaign 1805 - another top notch British history, this time by F. N. Maude.
• 1806. Das Prussische Offizierkorps und die Untersuchung der Kriegsereignisse - the most fascinating of studies, this book contains eyewitness testimony given to the Prussian tribunals created to assign responsibility and reform the army in the wake of Jena-Auerstadt. Produced by the German general Staff, Public Domain, available for free via the Internet Archive.
• Von Jena bis Pr. Eylau  - the classic by Colmar, Freiherr von der Goltz, published in 1907, from the Internet Archive. An English version can be found here.
• Der Krieg von 1806 und 1807 - Eduard von Hoepfner's 1850 classic in the Public Domain for free download via Internet Archive.
• Der Kreig von 1806 und 1807, Vol II - Oscar von Letow-Vorbeck's classic out of the Imperial German General Staff, in the Public Domain for free download via Google books. Click the following links for Volume III and Volume IV .
• Napoleon's Campaign in Poland 1806 - 1807 - one of the many well respected histories by F. Loraine Petre.
• A History of the Peninsular War, 1807 - 1814 - Sir Charles Oman's famous work, all volumes now in the Public Domain ready for Free download via Internet Archive.
• A History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France - Sir William Napier's version of events, now all volumes now in the Public Domain ready for Free download via Google Books.
• Kriege unter der Regierung des Kaisers Franz - several volumes from the 1905 edition from the Imperial Austrian General Staff, in the Public Domain for Free download via Internet Archive.
• Geschichte des Herbstfeldzuges 1813 - Rudolf Friederich's famous work out of the German General Staff, in the Public Domain for free download via Google Books.
• Napoleon's Last Campaign in Germany 1813 - another of Petre's works, free download from the Internet Archive.
• The Leipzig Campaign 1813 - British historian F. N. Maude's version of things, free download from the Internet Archive.
• Napoleon at Bay, 1814 - considered the best of the Petre series, from the Internet Archive.
• Napoleon's Untergang 1815 - Oscar von Letow-Vorbeck's classic out of the Imperial German General Staff, in the Public Domain for free download via Google books.
• History of the War in France and Belgium, in 1815 - William Siborne's classic account, free from the Internet Archive.

We just went thru a MASSIVE cleanup and update on this section, but please contact us if you know of other Websites we should add, and corrections we need to make. K, thanx.

• Ad Hoc Edition Flags (NEW!) - Excellent 7YW flags for purchase with more being added all the time.
• Jonathon Gingerich's Russian Napoleonics (NEW!) - Hyper, HYPER detailed (it gives the names of all orderlies to cornet level assigned to I Cavalry Corps at la Moscowa) info on Russian uniforms, and the Russian OBs of Austerlitz, Eylau and Borodino.
• Uniforms of the Campaign of 100 Days - Belgium 1815 (NEW!) - In French with beautiful color prints and just about every piece of detailed OB and uniform information you can imagine.
• Ottoman Uniforms (NEW!) - Dr Chris Flaherty's old site via archive.org, the same place we got all the uniform plates for the AOE References Portals.
• McGill University Napoleonic Collection (NEW!) - A lot of good material including a plethora of maps that Google refuses to digitize.
• King George III's Military Map Collection (NEW!) - Compiled by the Duke of Cumberland a treasure trove of 18th and 19th Century military maps to include the GNW,  WSS, WAS and  SYW plus.
• Old Maps Online (NEW!) - Another excellent source for period battle maps.
• Hathi Trust Digital Library (NEW!) - If you can't find it anywhere else, then go here . . . BUT . . . be advised unless you are affiliated with a member university, while you can read anything in its entirety online, you can only download one page at a time! UNLESS you have the  HathiTrust Downloader (ebook-converter.com)  It will cost you $ 14.99 a year, but its worth it when you consider some of the Prinz Eugen Feldzuge are 1200 pages long
• Obscure Battles Blogspot (NEW!) - Absolutely stunning full color maps that will put anything the German General Staff put out to shame, very, VERY big shame. Plus, unbelievable orders of battle and tactical diagrams, this site covers many engagements from the AOE era. See photo left and CLICK HERE for example of full map!
• Mal's Small World Blogspot (NEW!) - This specific page devoted to striking Napoleonic flags, to include obscure standards such as Cossacks, Danes, Swedes, British Yoemanry etc. Excellent!
• Not By Appointment Only Blogspot (NEW!) - Superb battle flag templates for the armies of the Lace Wars, the SYW in particular, all free to download.
• Napflags by Alan Pendlebury (New!) - Don't know why we haven't listed this site before, its older but still one of the best out there.
• Prussian Glory Militaria (NEW!) - German regimental flag reproductions from the Kaiserzeit era, will run upi $ 49 US for regular,  $ 300 + for embroidered. 
• Universalhandel 24 (NEW!) - Another regimental flag vendor, dedicated to the French Revolution, Napoleonic and Kaiserzeit eras. Cost is about 50 Euros per, but they have some rare stuff like the 1791 2d Bn French Revolutionary issue.
• Vexillographia RU (NEW!) - OK, get out your Google or MS translator, but if you can deal with the Russian, this section of the site has everything you would ever, EVER want to know about Russian military flags from before Peter the Great forward to the Revolution and beyond. A LOT of images.
• Tacitus NU (NEW!) - This is a Swedish site with an English option that has everything one could want to know about the Karoliner, the wars of Charles XII, aka the Great Northern War. Except maps, because Google and no one else seems to want to digitise the maps.
• Pike and Shot Society UK - This British non-profit does cover one of the same periods Age of Honor takes an interest in, the War of the Spanish Succession - Great Northern War. Disclaimer, your's truly is an officer of the Society, the Right Honorable Webflunky General.
• HMGS East - Eastern Chapter, Historical Miniatures Gaming Society. 
• Fire and Fury Games - Home of Battlefront and BOFF, the system that started it all.
• The Nafziger Collection - George has now retired, and has graciously donated his entire collection to the US Army Command & General Staff College where every OB file resides as a free download (thanks, George).
• Alison's Atlas for the History of Europe - As the entry below, but in this case the entire public domain book and all maps have been digitized and converted into a pdf download for FREE, courtesy archive.org! 
• Alison's Atlas for the History of Europe - Nearly 120 maps of Napoleonic battles and campaigns.
• Historical Archive - Firm specializing in antique and historical maps on CD ROM. Alison's Atlas is available on CD ROM and well worth the few shekels the vendor is asking.
• Napoleon, His Armies and Enemies - The author clearly has a bit of bias against the Brits, yet tons of useful information and graphics (VERY highly recommended).
• British Battles - In counterpoint, this site tends to look quite favorably on the Redcoats, but there are some fine maps to be had. 
• Napoleon Online - Excellent German site (and yes, you must sprechen Deutsch) that has republished numerous works of the Historical Section, Imperial German General Staff; lots of OBs and maps.
• Fusiliers.Com - New French site with its first link direct to the Napoleonic section of the Musee de l'Armee in Paris. Now find out what those gaudy uniforms really looked like.
• Memorandum.Ru - Fascinating site containing every uniform and flag plate from Viskavatov's famous multi-volume tome on the Russian army. All text in Russian.
• Vexillologie francaise - Now via the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine, absolutely stunning website covering French military flags through the ages, ready to download and print. Continuously updated, often with near impossible to find data and illustrations. 
• Ian Croxall's War Flags - Website for free downloadable flags.
• Battlefield Terrain Concepts - Doug Kline's new site, superb hobby terrain. I use his terrain exclusively in all my AOE battles.
• 1812, Napoleon in Russia - From the exquisite Battlefield Anomalies Website. 
• The Battle of Eylau, 1807 - Same series.
• The Battle of Kulm, 1813 - Same series.
• The Battle of Laon, 1814 - Same series.
• Battle of Craonne, 1814 - Ditto.
• The Battle of Ligny - Same series once more. 
• The Battle of Lauffeldt - Same series, for all you Age of Honor and Lace Wars fans. 
• The Battle of Poltava - Same series (really, folks, this is a well done sight).
• The Battle of Malplaquet - Same series from the War of Spanish Succession, and one of the author's favorite battles of all time. 
• The Battle of Oudinarde - Also from the WSS courtesy of Battlefield Anomalies.
• The Battle of Fontenoy - Same series, Marshal Saxe's greatest battle.
• The Battle of Solforino, 1859 - Same series, Napoleon the Little this time around.
• The 1866 Campaign - Yet more and new from this site, with several battles covered.
• The Great General Staff - German site on Prussian military history, lots of Knotel plates.
• Austrian Military History - Similar site for the Austrian KuK Wehrmacht.
• Institute on Napoleon and the French Revolution - Florida State University.
• Napoléon - Specializing in primarily the great man himself.
• The Napoleon Series - THE place to be if you are interested in graduate level academic quality information.
• Napoleon Guide - Site similar to Napoleon series, though not as extensive, yet of likely more use to the average wargamer.
• Kronoskaf Seven Years War Wiki - An excellent resource covering all aspects of the conflict; orders of battle, flags, uniforms, the works. Very highly recommended.
• Kronoskaf War of Spanish Succession Wiki (NEW!) - as above but covering the WSS.
• Nec Pluribus Impar - French site on Seven Years War armies, for all you Age of Honor fans out there (more sites coming soon).
• Seven Years War - OK, soon is now here, starting with this excellent site on the SYW.
• Annuaire Histoire - New French portal that provides access to multiple sites covering the French Revolution thru the 2d Empire.
• The Vinkhuijzen Collection - Digitized uniform plates from the New York Public Library.
• The Miniatures Page - Or more specifically, the Napoleonic Discussion Group thereof. A lot of subject matter experts here, so have your ducks in order.
• Military History Press - Publisher of fine books on the period such as Napoleon's Last Grande Armee.
• Los Araphiles - Very nice Spanish site on the battle of Salamanca, complete with an excellent diorama using Fantassin miniatures.
• Operational Studies Group - Kevin Zucker's group and publishers of exceptional cardboard Napoleonic wargames, many adaptable to miniature campaign systems (remember Napoleon's Last Battles and Napoleon at Bay 1814 - this firm).
• Napitalia - Well done site on the army of the Kingdom of Italy with color uniform plates.
• Mouillard Plates - The entire book in French, but with all the color plates on the regiments, uniforms and flags of the army of Louis XV.