Publications

The author is a distinguished Napoleonic scholar and biographer, and the Executive Vice President of the International Napoleonic Society. He lives in Olympia, Washington, U.S.A. Although much has been written about Napoleon's return from the island of Elba and his seizure of power, campaign preparations and catastrophic defeat at Waterloo on 18 June 1815, little […]

From the publishers[…] Dodge's work on Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812 [recounts] Napoleon's doomed march on Russia. Dodge examines Napoleon's state of mind and the factors behind his decisions using personal letters and genuine reports. How could Napoleon, a proficient strategist, have led his army into such an atrocious situation and underestimated the severity […]

 From the publishersOriginally published in 1962, J. Christopher Herold's Bonaparte in Egypt is the [an] account of this extraordinary campaign. In a detailed study […] Herold covers all aspects of Bonaparte's expedition: military, political, and cultural. It was a bold adventure, full of drama, topped and tailed by the extremes of total triumph and utter […]

In the later summer of 1807 a new era of British international politics dawned with the aggressive bombing of Copenhagen by British forces. This book by Thomas Munch-Petersen, senior lecturer in Scandinavian History at University College London, UK, is one of the first ever monographs in English on the subject. It deals in detail with […]

 From the publishers:The Franco-Austrian War of 1809 was Napoleon's last victorious war. Napoleon faced the Archduke Charles, the best of the Habsburg commanders, and a reformed Austrian Army that was arguably the best ever fielded by the Danubian Monarchy. The French ultimately triumphed but the margin of superiority was decreasing and all of Napoleon's skill […]

 From the publishersOn 16 May 1811, the small town of Albuera was the setting for one of the Peninsular War's most bloody and desperate battles. A combined Spanish, British and Portuguese force of more than 30,000 men, under the command of Lord Beresford, stubbornly blocked the march of the French field marshal Soult, who was […]

This tri-lingual magazine (German, French, English) written by the curators of the Arenenberg Napoleon Museum is the perfect introduction to the life of Napoleon III with remarkable illustrations. The perfect accompaniment to Napoleon III year.To buy the book, click here and then click on 'Hier bestellen'. About the authorsDominik Gügel is director of the Arenenberg Napoleonmuseum […]

 Engendering a history unto themselves, the stories of Nelson's possessions, both before and after his tragic death, are meticulously outlined in this compelling study.  About the author:Rina Prentice was the curator of antiquities at the National Maritime Museum.

 Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, was a British admiral famous for his participation in the Napoleonic Wars, most notably in the Battle of Trafalgar, (1805) a decisive British victory in the war, during which he lost his life.Nelson went against the conventional tactics of the time by cutting through the enemy's lines. Nelson was noted for his […]

 This is a book about Swedish-Egyptian relations. Related topics are the Mixed Courts in Egypt, based in part on the Napoleon codes; and the Swedish researchers at the time of Napoleon's campaign in Egypt. Authentic manuscripts, letters and photographs are a relevant part of the book soon to be published in English and French. ´ About […]