Publications : 1273
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PublicationParis, religious capital during the Second Empire
Paris, the city of revolutions, is traditionally presented as a 19th-century centre of ‘dechristianisation’. But Paris was also the powerhouse of French religious regeneration, notably catholic. With its concentration of catholic clergy from many different backgrounds and geographical areas, and with increasingly large numbers of religious communities, Paris, itself an industrial centre in full expansion, […]
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PublicationThe Rise and Fall of Napoleon Bonaparte
His ninth book, The Rise and Fall of Napoleon Bonaparte is volume one of a complete biography. The author, Robert B. Asprey, is a former US Marine and writer of military history. The Rise and Fall of Napoleon Bonaparte Volume 1
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PublicationThe Eigtheenth Century
Books to read over the summer 2001
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PublicationMilitary Napoleon’s Invasion of Russia: The March on Moscow – Napoleon in Moscow – The Great Retreat
Books to read over the summer 2001
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PublicationNapoleon 1813
Books to read over the summer 2001
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PublicationNapoleon’s Regiments: Battle Histories of the Regiments of the French Army, 1792-1815.
Books to read over the summer 2001
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PublicationWellington in India
Books to read over the summer 2001
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PublicationMost secret and confidential – intelligence in the age of Nelson
Books to read over the summer 2001
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PublicationDie Geschichte der Zerstöring Moskaus im Jahre 1812 (The history of the destruction of Moscow, 1812)
According to the Bulletin de la Grande Armée, no. 20, 17 September, 1812, the governor of the city of Moscow, count Feodor Vassilievich Rostopchin, gave the order for three to four hundred brigands to set fire to the city. In the subsequent fire that raged, almost three-quarters of the old wooden city of Moscow was […]
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PublicationNot just a list of battles: a reconsideration of military history
This book edited by Thomas Khüne (University of Bielefeld, Germany) and Benjamin Ziemann (Ruhr-Universität Bochum), comprising essays by 19 academics, attempts to answer the question ‘What is military history? Was ist Militärgischichte, Ferdinand Schöningh