Publications : 1272
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PublicationFavourite of Fortune: Captain John Quilliam, Trafalgar HeroPublisher’s presentation: The Royal Navy of Nelson’s time was not short of heroes, nor of outstanding achievements, but even in this crowded field the career of Captain John Quilliam stands out – so often the right man in the right place at the right time, he was justly described by a contemporary as ‘the favourite of […]
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PublicationWar and Diplomacy in the Napoleonic Era: Sir Charles Stewart, Castlereagh and the Balance of Power in EuropePublisher’s presentation The lives and careers of Sir Charles Stewart and his brother Lord Castlereagh take in a grand stage, from Britain and Ireland to the kingdoms and empires of western and central Europe. Throughout his life Stewart played a key role in shaping Europe: his is a Regency drama beyond anything imagined by Jane […]
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PublicationNapoleon’s Run: An epic naval adventure of espionage and actionThe first novel in the William John Hazzard trilogy. The second tome: Lords of the Nile is published in 2021. -
PublicationLords of the Nile. An epic Napoleonic adventure of invasion and espionage (The William John Hazzard series Book 2)The second novel in the William John Hazzard series, following Napoleon’s Run. -
PublicationCoastal Defences of the British Empire in the Revolutionary & Napoleonic ErasPublisher’s presentation: Far more than an architecture book, Coastal Defences of the British Empire in the Revolutionary & Napoleonic Eras is a sweeping reinterpretation of the Martello towers, Grand Redoubts, Royal Military Canal and other new defence infrastructure. Lavishly illustrated with period maps, views, portraits, cartoons and newly commissioned colour photographs, it includes not only […]
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PublicationA Velvet Empire: French Informal Imperialism in the Nineteenth CenturyAfter the cataclysm of 1815, France was a diminished world player but it still managed to wield influence, so maintains David Todd, senior lecturer in World History at King’s College London. Not through settler colonialism or acquisition of territory, he claims, but rather through seduction,… -
PublicationThe Iron Marshal: A Biography of Louis N. DavoutNew reprint out in 2021 -
PublicationFighting Terror after Napoleon: How Europe Became Secure after 1815Publisher’s presentation: After twenty-six years of unprecedented revolutionary upheavals and endless fighting, the victorious powers craved stability after Napoleon’s defeat in 1815. With the threat of war and revolutionary terror still looming large, the coalition launched an unprecedented experiment to re-establish European security. With over one million troops remaining in France, they established the Allied […]
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Publication« Le plus puissant souffle de vie… ». La mort de Napoléon (1821-2021) [proceedings of the Symposium on the Death of Napoleon]“The mightiest breath of life which ever animated human clay” (Chateaubriand) In this publication before the hour, of the proceedings of the symposium on the death of Napoleon (planned for autumn 2021) read the greatest current specialists on the Emperor’s death, sweeping away preconceived or… -
PublicationNapoleon: A Life in Gardens and ShadowsPublisher’s presentation: A revelatory portrait of Napoleon to mark the 200th anniversary of his death, written for our own time, not in power politics or epic battles, but through his love of nature and the gardens that gave his revolutionary life its light and shade. Napoleon’s gardens range from his childhood olive groves in Corsica, […]