Press reviews : 884
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Press reviewWilliam Congreve’s Rational Rockets
An article in Notes and Records of the Royal Society about scientist William Congreve and the development of military rockets. Click here for the article (external link).
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Press reviewBBC: Garibaldi: Is his body still in his tomb?
A BBC News article about the contention over Garibaldi's last resting place. Click here for the article (external link).
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Press reviewNapoleon: Son of the Revolution, by Alan Forrest
An article by Alan Forrest for Commandposts.com. Read the full article here (external link).
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Press reviewThe International Napoleonic Society Annual Report 2012
Dear Friends and Fellows of the INS, It has been an exciting, if sometimes frustrating, year for the INS and for your president. One of the most important things I do as president is to represent the INS at various Napoleonic functions, where I recruit Fellows, participants in our Congresses and contributors to our journal. […]
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Press reviewBook review: The Savage Storm by David Andress
The Guardian features a review of David Andress' The Savage Storm, a history of the Napoleonic wars. Click here for the review (external link)
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Press reviewComparativ
The most recent issue of German-language journal Comparativ, Zeitschrift für Globalgeschichte und vergleichende Gesellschaftsforschung, (22 (2012), 4), has a special on Russia in 1812. Entitled “1812 in Russland – Erzählung, Erfahrung und Ereignis” and edited by Martina Winkler, there are two articles of particular interest to those involved in Napoleonic matters, namely: Stephen M. Norris, […]
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Press reviewNineteenth Century Collections Online, edited by Ray Abruzzi
The digital source collection produced by Gale Cengage Learning, 2012, entitled “Nineteenth Century Collections Online“, and edited by Ray Abruzzi, is here reviewed by Dr Rohan McWilliam, Anglia Polytechnic University.
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Press reviewHuffington Post: Napoleon letter goes for $243,500 at French auction
A secret code letter sent by French emperor Napoleon boasting that his multinational forces would blow up Moscow's Kremlin has sold at auction Sunday for (EURO)187,500 ($243,500) – 10 times its estimated presale price. Full details here.
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Press reviewThe Guardian Online: Burgess on Bonaparte
The Guardian features an article about the late Anthony Burgess' fascination with Napoleon and the BBC Radio production of his play about Napoleon's rise to power. Click here for the article (external link).
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Press reviewQuelques documents révélateurs sur la solde des troupes anglaises à l’époque des guerres napoléoniennes
Bulletin du cercle d'Etudes Numismatiques, 27 (1), January- March 1990, pp. 9-16 Read the article here.