Publications

  From the publishers:  “.. When Queen Victoria died in 1901, she had ruled for nearly sixty-four years. She was mother of nine and grandmother of forty-two, and the matriarch of Royal Europe, through the marriages of her children. To many, Queen Victoria is a ruler shrouded in myth and mystique – an aging, stiff widow, […]

 Following the success of Le Congrès de Vienne, this “große Buch über die Neugründung Europas” has been translated into German!  Available here for those who prefer Deutsch to Français.  

  From the publishers: “…Napoleon: The End of Glory tells the story of the dramatic two years that led to Napoleon's abdication in April 1814. Though crucial to European history, they remain strangely neglected, lying between the two much better-known landmarks of the retreat from Moscow and the battle of Waterloo. Yet this short period saw both […]

 From the publishers: “…Waterloo ended a war that had engulfed the world for over twenty years. It also finished the career of the charismatic Napoleon Bonaparte. It ensured the final liberation of Germany and the restoration of the old European monarchies, and it represented one of very few defeats for the glorious French army, most of […]

Resume in English:  Napoleon did much more for Paris than simply restoring its royal residences, such as the Louvre, the Tuileries, and some of its hôtels particuliers. From 1799, as soon as he assumed the role of Premier Consul, Bonaparte set about transforming the capital. Water supply, drainage systems, equipment and infrastructure, right down to […]

 From the publishers: “…'One of the lancers rode by, and stabbed me in the back with his lance. I then turned, and lay with my face upward, and a foot soldier stabbed me with his sword as he walked by. Immediately after, another, with his firelock and bayonet, gave me a terrible plunge, and while doing […]

  From the publishers:  “…This is the first summary of archaeological contributions to our understanding of the War of 1812, published as the war commemorates its 200th anniversary. The contributors of original papers discuss recent excavations and field surveys that present an archaeological perspective that enriches – and often conflicts with – received historical narratives. The […]

  From the publishers:  “…Napoleon‘s invasion of the Iberian Peninsula brought Spain, Portugal, and Britain into a close, if sometimes uneasy alliance. When an expeditionary force led by General Sir Arthur Wellesley, later the 1st Duke of Wellington, disembarked in Portugal in August 1808, the British Army had been at war with France for five years. […]

  From the publishers:  “… Here, Cronin and Summerfield put their talents together to produce the finest ever study of early Napoleonic Spanish uniforms… There are over 400 colour drawings including over 104 contemporary illustrations from Ordovas (1805 and 1806), Christopher Suhr, Augsburger and Bradford plus 138 uniform schematics based on Jose Bueno & Lienhart & […]