Publications : 1273
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PublicationThe Conduct of War, 1789-1961: A Study of the Impact of the French, Industrial, and Russian Revolutions on War and Its Conduct
The Conduct of War is the study of the way in which political and economical changes since the French Revolution have altered both the techniques and the aims of war, and its theme is that war which is not fought in pursuance of a clear feasible policy will always end in disaster. Fuller begins by […]
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PublicationThe Rose of Martinique: A Life of Napoleon’s Josephine
Born in Martinique, her name was Rose when she arrived in France at age 15 to marry her first husband. Rose matured and built alliances in unlikely places, including the convent where her husband forced her to retire and the prison where she spent the last months of the French Revolution. It was after this […]
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PublicationNapoleon And Josephine: An Improbable Marriage
This book gives insight into one of history's most fascinating love stories. The Reign of Terror, post-revolutionary France and Napoleon's extensive military campaigns are vividly described as these two magnetic personalities are brought to life.
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PublicationJosephine: A Life of the Empress
Erickson presents an account of the Martinique-born girl – Marie-Josephe-Rose de Tascher, better known as the Empress Josephine, first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte – whogained notoriety for her amorous and financial intrigues in the France of the revolutionary era prior to her marriage to the rising young Corsican general. About the author:Carolly Erickson has a PhD […]
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PublicationThe History of Hortense: Daughter of Josephine, Queen of Holland, Mother of Napoleon III
Reprint of Abbot's classic work on Hortense. This is an historical account of Hortense. Her father was guillotined and her mother imprisoned and she and her brother were turned penniless into the streets. By the marriage of her mother with Napoleon, she became the daughter of the Emperor, and one of the most brilliant and […]
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PublicationQueen Hortense: A Life Picture of the Napoleonic Era
Translated from German by Chapman Coleman.
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PublicationMemoirs of the Empress Josephine
Reprint of Madame de Remusat's classic memoirs of Josephine. This book is two volumes in one. It is an account of one of the Empress Josephine's principal ladies-in-waiting, providing a view of life in Napoleon's Consular and Imperial courts, as well as information concerning the members of the Imperial family and other important personalities, particularly […]
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PublicationJerome Bonaparte: The War Years, 1800-1815
Glenn J. Lamar has written a military biography with this account of the military life of Jerome Bonaparte, Napoleon's youngest brother and King of Westphalia.Focusing on the lesser-known operations from 1800 to the Russian campaign in 1812, this study completes the gaps in the military history of the Napoleonic Wars. As Lamar demonstrates, Jerome was […]
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PublicationNapoleon and the Transformation of Europe
In their essentials, these changes relate to the rationalization and centralization of the apparatus of state such as occurred during the Revolutionary period in France. By the same token, the removal of the feudal system stands as one of the hallmarks of change, though Grab notes that this was often more in law than real. […]
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PublicationThe Campaigns of Napoleon
This is an account and detailed analysis of the military career of Napoleon: the descriptions of the battles – all the important ones – and all augmented by superb position maps. About the author:David Chandler is a British and New American popular and esteemed author. He was awarded two medals: the Gold Cross of Merit […]