Publications

 Italian novel.  From the publishers:  “Una morte misteriosa, una Parigi vellutata e un'Europa in fiamme condiscono in maniera sapiente questo gustoso giallo storico, opera di Alessandro Mella.Protagonista delle avventure narrata è Jean Miellis, un giovane libraio parigino che si pone caparbio sulle tracce di Michel Ney, ufficiale dell'epoca napoleonica, la cui storia da vivo è […]

 From the publishers:  “The unfortunate Germans who were thrown into the mincing machine of Catalonia and, in particular, the worst-managed operations of the entire Peninsular War: the French sieges of Girona. This city became the grave of almost the entire German contingent and many others besides. Extracts from the diaries of participants in this grim […]

 From the publishers:  “Adam originally joined the Corps of Royal Artillery Drivers but soon absconded, having found that he did not work well with horse teams. He re-enlisted into the 2nd Battalion 47th (Lancashire) Regiment of Foot with which corps he served at Cadiz (where he fought at the Battle of Barossa); witnessed the end […]

 From the publishers:  “Vivid characterisation of a real “Richard Sharpe” and his regiment's glorious achievements. The 95th Rifles have acquired cult status over the last twenty or more years, much of this generated by the popularity of the Richard Sharpe books and television series, created by author Bernard Cornwell. The 95th Rifles brought a whole new […]

 From the publishers:  “The War of 1812, sometimes called “America's forgotten war,” was a curious affair. At the time, it was dismissed as “Mr. Madison's War.” Later it was hailed by some as America's “Second War for Independence” and ridiculed by others, such as President Harry Truman, as “the silliest damned war we ever had.” […]

 From the publishers: The exhibition “Italian Lives: Napoleon's Three Sisters” is currently on show at the Musée Marmottan in Paris, from 3 October, 2013, to 2 February, 2014. Napoleon I's sisters, Elisa, Pauline and Caroline, all had Italian destinies. The first became princess of Lucca, then Grand Duchess of Tuscany, representing the Emperor in Italy. The […]

 From the publishers:  By the winter of 1810-11, the armies of Napoleon had overrun most of Spain and Joseph Bonaparte sat on the throne in Madrid. Yet the Spanish Government had found refuge in the fortress-port of Cadiz and the Spaniards refused to admit that they had been conquered. With a British army under Sir […]

 From the publishers:  “'Damn him!' he swore. 'There is no more harm in shooting him than a mad dog!' The brutal murder of the Reverend George Parker in the rural village of Oddingley on Midsummer's Day in 1806 – shot and beaten to death, his body set on fire and left smouldering in his own glebe […]

Bara no Joséphine is French history seen through the eyes of a famous Japanese shôjo-manga writer. And Candy Candy fans will enjoy the resemblance between the Josephine character and Candy herself – even down to the blonde hair! All the shôjo-manga codes are there: from the pointy chins (suitable for girls and implying goodness) to […]

 How can you write the story of a battle that took place two hundred years ago? This is precisely the question Bruno Colson tries to answer in his book on the battle of Leipzig. Well-known for his research on the Napoleonic Wars, Colson presents here a very detailed account, though it is one that is […]