Publications

In Italian. Editor’s presention: Il catalogo della mostra” Ingres e la vita artistica al tempo di Napoleone” intende restituire alla pittura e alla scultura degli anni tra il 1780 e il 1820 la loro carica di novità e, per così dire, la loro “giovinezza conquistatrice”: al suo interno, dopo un’introduzione dei curatori del catalogo, un’intervista […]

This luxurious volume gathers together all of Percier and Fontaine’s designs that were published between the years 1798 and 1812, while he was in the service of Napoleon, during the Consulate and Empire. The influence of the design-duo, who were responsible for many of Napoleon’s palaces and public monuments as well as for the decorations […]

Despite a propensity toward fierce criticism of his generals, with great regard the Duke of Wellington referred to William Carr Beresford as ‘the ablest man I have yet seen in the army’. Marshal William Carr Beresford is the story of a celebrated and distinguished Irishman, honoured and decorated by the governments of Great Britain, Portugal […]

Full title in French: Bonaparte n’est plus ! Le monde apprend la mort de Napoléon (juillet-septembre 1821) [Bonaparte is no more! The world hears of Napoleon’s death (July-September 1821)] The greatest man of the 19th century passed away thousands of miles away on an island in the South Atlantic. How did the news of this event […]

On 14 June 1800 Napoleon Bonaparte fought his first battle as French head of state at Marengo in northern Italy. Unexpectedly attacked, Napoleon’s army fought one of the most intense battles of the French Revolutionary Wars. Forced to retreat, and threatened with encirclement, Napoleon saved his reputation with a daring counterattack, snatching victory from the […]

From the publishers: This Very Short Introduction might prove disappointing to those expecting an introduction to a very short man. Dispelling the myth of Napoleon Bonaparte’s short stature, as well as the other rumors and legends, David A. Bell provides a concise, accurate, and lively portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte’s character and career, situating him firmly […]

Publisher’s note: When Napoleon’s Grand Armee went to war against the might of the Habsburg empire in 1809, its forces included more than 100,000 allied German troops. From his earliest imperial campaigns, these troops provided played a key role as Napoleon swept from victory to victory and in 1809 their fighting abilities were crucial to […]

by Rebecca Probert (Author), Richard Woodhead (Contributor), Prof Charles Esdaile (Contributor), Naomi Pullin (Contributor), Prof Giorgio Riello(Contributor), Elodie Duché (Contributor), Dr Thomas Cardoza (Contributor). From the publishers: Catherine Exley was born in Leeds in 1779. Aged thirty, she boarded a ship and sailed for Portugal. Her memoir of the years she spent following the 34th Regiment is unique, the only first-hand account of the Peninsular War by the […]

From the publishers: In July 1815, just six weeks after the Battle of Waterloo, Sir Walter Scott set out for Flanders to visit the battlefield. He paid for the trip by writing Paul’s Letters to his Kinsfolk, a series of letters written by ‘Paul’ to various members of his fictitious family. This ebook is a […]

Publisher’s presentation In the first of a potential new series Florian Richter presents colour profile models of every ship on both sides in this epic battle. In a change to previous paper soldier titles, these ships can be cut straight out of the book to create the British, French and Spanish fleets. About the Authors […]