Press reviews : 884
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Press review"Thousands to re-enact the Battle of Nations"
Thousands of re-enactors will recreate the Battle of Leipzig outside of the city in Germany on Sunday 20 October, 2013, in front of 30,000 spectators. Article in The Local, Germany's News in English
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Press reviewIssues still cloud ‘War of 1812′
“A panel of historians and one archaeologist convened at Miami University Hamilton on [8 October] to discuss the varying [(American, Canadian and British)] perspectives on “the second war for independence.”” in the Hamilton Journal News, by Richard Jones.
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Press review"How Britain helped win the nineteenth century’s ‘most important’ battle"
In The Telegraph by Jasper Copping. “New research shows how a tiny unit of British rocketeers helped win what has been described as the most important battle of the nineteenth century, the Battle of Leipzig.”
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Press review"Tony Pulis: Napoleon has helped me cope with unemployment"
Article by Martin Spinks in The Staffordshire Sentinel. “Former Stoke boss Tony Pulis has revealed that his love of history – and particularly Napoleon – has helped him cope with being out of work since leaving the Britannia Stadium in May.”
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Press reviewWirebird The Journal of the Friends of St Helena, n°42 2013
Wirebird n° 42, 2013 Contents: – From the Editor – Colin Fox– Our Melliss Family – A St Helena Connection – Dennis Bush-King– The Soldier and the Harbour Master – Ian Bruce– Some Observations on the St Helena Man and Horse Signal Station – Chris and Sheila Hillman– Rex v Robert Wright: part 2 – Colin […]
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Press review"Walking in Wellington’s footsteps: Redcoats and rifles on a hunt for the Peninsular War"
Battlefield Tours in Spain, following Wellington's footsteps, with photos. Article in the Dailymail by Simon Heptinstall
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Press reviewA Portrait of Bonaparte attributed to Jacques-Louis David
In The Independent: – “Sold for £15,000 – but Napoleon portrait by Jacques-Louis David is worth £2m” On the BBC website: – “Napoleon Bonaparte painting by David identified” In the French newspaper Le Figaro: – “Un Napoléon peint par David ?” (in French)
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Press review"Napoleon’s Imperial Palace on the Isle of Elba recovers its identity and presents itself to France in its Imperial Splendour"
In Italian, by Roberta Martinelli: “Il Palazzo Imperiale di Napoleone all'Elba ritrova la sua identità e si presenta alla Francia nella sua veste imperiale“
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Press reviewWaterloo: "200 years after Battle, Some Hard Feelings Remain" "Our Waterloo"
Two articles on the preparation for the bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo in Belgium, and the way we deal with history and with such commemorations, in Europe and in the USA. – John Tagliabue in The New York Times: “200 Years After Battle, Some Hard Feelings Remain“ – Opinion: “Our Waterloo” in the Times Argus, […]
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Press review"In 1814, the English burned Washington. Is that something we should remember?"
By John Kelly in the Washington Post. “Want to learn more about the War of 1812? Go to Canada.” Full article available online.