Publications

 From the publishers:One of the most important funerary monuments in Europe is the tomb of Napoleon, built in the Church of the Invalides in Paris between 1840 and 1861. As Befits a Legend is the first comprehensive examination of its construction process, historical context, and political and social meanings. It also is the only work […]

 From the publishers:Lucien was the most talented of the Bonaparte brothers, who not only can be credited for helping Napoleon seize power, but who also had a promising political career of his own. He was a romantic, an idealist, and an anti-monarchist whose love for Alexandrine, the woman he married in spite of Napoleon's objections, […]

 From the publishers:During the last years of his life, Napoleon set to dictating his memoirs. These texts should not, however, be confused with the memoirs published by his companions in exile, the success of which has often seen the French emperor's own account of his life left in the dark. Conscious of the remarkable nature […]

 From the publishers:Raglan: From the Peninsular to the Crimea is the first biography of Fitzroy James Henry Somerset, the first Baron Raglan, and the workings of an Army that was failing to keep up with social and technological change. As commander of the Expeditionary Force to the Crimea, he must take his share of the responsibility […]

 From the publishers:The creation of an imperial household – a web of services dedicated entirely to his person – was Napoleon's way of establishing France's new reigning power and reintroducing a Court, similar to those that had previously served the kings of France. He would subsequently be able to receive the rulers of Europe in […]

 From the publishers:Tides of War opens in England with the recently married, charmingly unconventional Harriet (Harry) preparing to say goodbye to her husband James as he leaves to join the Duke of Wellington's troops in Spain in the company of his friend, a young pioneering doctor. Harry and James's interwoven stories of love and betrayal propel […]

 From the publishers: What made Arthur Duke of Wellington the military genius who was never defeated in battle? Peter Snow recalls how Wellington evolved from a backward, sensitive schoolboy into the aloof but brilliant commander. He tracks the development of Wellington's leadership and his relationship with the extraordinary band of men he led from Portugal in […]

 From the publishers:Provisioning the fleet, and the army overseas, during the French Wars of 1793-1815 was a major undertaking. This book explains how the Victualling Board in London handled this enormous task, focusing in particular on contractors – that is the merchants and brokers, who provided a vast range of commodities including flour and biscuit, […]

 From the publishers:During the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, the Royal Navy increased its manpower from fewer than 20,000 to more than 147,000 men, with a concomitant increase in the quantities of food and drink required to sustain them. The organisation responsible for this, the Victualling Board, performed its tasks using techniques and systems which […]

 David Boyd Haycock, Sally Archer (eds.) From the publishers:Maritime medicine, together with its links to the development of empire, is a burgeoning area of historical interest and enquiry. This book, based on extensive original research, explores the history of health and medicine in maritime and imperial contexts in a key period, reflecting the growing professionalization of […]