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WHAT'S ON Closing soon: "First Shots: Early War Photography 1848–60" "First Shots: Early War Photography 1848-60", which runs until 18 April, 2010, delves into the National Army Museum's photograph collection and showcases a selection of its earliest works by four war photography pioneers: John McCosh, Roger Fenton, James Robertson and Felice Beato.
NAPOLEONIC NEWS Musée de l'Armée: reopening of the Second Empire wing On 20 March, 2010, the Musée de l'Armée will reopen to the public the permanent collection displays situated in its Eastern Wing, which have been closed for refurbishment for four years.
OBJET D'ART OF THE MONTH A grateful Italy, by Vincenzo Vela This allegorical sculpture, featuring France and Italy in female form, celebrates the liberation of Lombardy and France's role in the war of 1859.
ARTICLE OF THE MONTH "Napoleon and his court", by Peter Hicks Our latest article of the month comes from Peter Hicks, and is entitled "Napoleon and his court". In it, the article examines the reorganisation of court protocol, the restoration of social order, and the gradual "monarchisation" of the regime.
BOOK OF THE MONTH 1812: Russia's Patriotic War, by Laurence Spring In this book, Laurence Spring looks at Napoleon's Russian campaign from a Russian standpoint, using sources from over forty eyewitness accounts, not only from Russians, but from English, French and Americans who were in Russia at the time.
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