Publications

 From the publishers:The seventeen months from April 1814 to August 1815 were an extraordinary period in European history; a period which saw two sieges of Paris, a complete revision of Europe's political frontiers, an international Congress set up in Vienna, civil war in Italy and international war in Belgium.  Gregor Dallas tells the story of […]

 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:During the titanic struggle between North and South, both sides demanded Britain's support. British volunteers fought on both sides; British guns and bullets littered the battlefields. The South depended on British-built cruisers to make up its navy, and British blockade runners to supply its armies. This book portrays the extraordinary web of relationships between […]

 From the publishers:Was Napoleon really that small? How many letters did he write? Does Napoleon's residence on the island of St Helena belong to France? Where does the term “Grande Armée” come from? Where are Napoléonville and Napoléon-Vendée located? Napoleon Bonaparte, who governed France for fifteen years, has left quite a mark on French and […]

 From the publishers:Empires – vast states of territories and peoples united by force and ambition – have dominated the political landscape for more than two millennia. Empires in World History departs from conventional European and nation-centered perspectives to take a look at how empires relied on diversity to shape the global order. Beginning with ancient […]

 From the publishers:A grand and fascinating figure in Victorian politics, the charismatic Lord Palmerston (1784–1865) served as foreign secretary for fifteen years and prime minister for nine, engaged in struggles with everyone from the Duke of Wellington to Lord John Russell to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, engineered the defeat of the Russians in the […]

 From napoleon.org:Our latest book of the month is not really a new release. In fact, it was published all the way back in 1859! But thanks to the wonders of technology, this most venerable of books has been given a new lease of life as the latest addition to the Fondation Napoléon's digital library. It […]

 From the publishers:Napoleon Bonaparte is one of history's greatest leaders. Famed for his outstanding success on the battlefield, which saw France become the greatest continental imperial power since that of Rome, his enduring influence extends far beyond the military sphere, shaping the Europe we know today. Napoleon: His Life, His Battles, His Empire includes 20 items of […]

 From the publishers:A complex character, unfulfilled in his military career, and frequently misunderstood, the image of Joseph Bonaparte often pales in comparison with the legend that surrounds his younger brother, Napoleon. Nicknamed the “casual king” and portrayed as lazy, the “meilleur des frères” comes across as a weak individual who accepted the crowns “snatched away from […]

  From the publishers:This is the first comprehensive modern atlas of the Peninsular War, the series of campaigns in Spain and Portugal between Napoleonic France and British forces commanded by the Duke of Wellington. Here Ian Robertson examines and explains the sequence of battles and the course of the war through expertly drawn cartography in colour. A […]