Press reviews

First Empire n° 108 In this issue: – Capture, Controversy and Conservation concerning the 45e Eagle and Standard at Waterloo, by Duncan Miles, p4– All Too Quiet On The Eastern Front, by John Hussey, p11– The Eaglet, by Blaine Taylor, p19– Napoleonic News, p23– Sir Charles Brisbane, by Hank Zucker, p31– What did Napoleon do with the […]

Creative Assembly and Sega, the team behind the popular Total War series have announced the forthcoming release of Napoleon: Total War, which is due in shops from February next year. According to the developers, the game will be more story-based than previous installments, and will allow players to play the role of Napoleon and take charge […]

Currently showing in cinemas in France is the film Demain, dès l'aube, starring Vincent Perez and Jérémie Renier. The film follows the story of two brothers, one of whom, Paul, has become detached from reality, immersing himself deeper and deeper in Napoleonic battle re-enactments to the point that his entire life revolves around these role-playing games. His older brother, Mathieu, on […]

Le Figaro online (France) offers an article on the new exhibition taking place in Corsica at the moment which traces the history of Napoleon Bonaparte and considers the role his birthplace played in his life.   Click here fo the article (external link in French).

At their monthly meeting, held on 18 July, 2009, the Napoleonic Society of South Africa celebrated its 20th anniversary.

Photos from the recent reenactment event that took place in Veere, in Walcheren, on 11 and 12 July, 2009, are available online now.   Click here and here for the photos (external links in English and French).

The Spiegel Online: International website (Germany) has an article on the release of a new book, The Illustrious Dead: The Terrifying Story of How Typhus Killed Napoleon's Greatest Army, and the hypothesis that Napoleon's defeat was down to lice and the spread of typhus in his army.   Click here for the article (external link).

The Institute of Historical Research's latest book review is of Cities in Modernity: Representations and Productions of Metropolitan Space, 1840-1930 by Richard Dennis.   Click here for the review (external link).

Le Souvenir du Maréchal Davout and the Heimat und Traditionsverein d'Auerstedt e.V. have mobilised against the proposed construction of a road through the Auerstaedt battlefield (14 October, 1806). More news will be released as it becomes available.   Click here for the brief story (external link in French).

The BBC website (UK) reports on the rediscovery of a chair reputed to have belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte.   Click here for the full story (external link).