Publications : 1273
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PublicationNapoleon’s Egypt: Invading the Middle East
From the publishers In this […] history, Juan Cole tells the story of Napoleon's invasion of Egypt. Revealing the young general's reasons for leading the expedition against Egypt in 1798 and showcasing his […] views of the Orient, Cole delves into the psychology of the military titan and his entourage. He paints a […] portrait […]
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PublicationThe Confidential Correspondence of Napoleon Bonaparte With His Brother Joseph … Selected and Translated, With Explanatory Notes, From the ‘Memoires Du Roi Joseph’ A Du Casse, Vol. 2.
A very useful reprint of Napoleon's private correspondence with his favourite brother. Although be sure to compare the text with that published in the Correspondance générale. Much that appears there was not included by Du Casse and as such does not appear here.
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PublicationNapoleon’s Generals and Their Battles, 1800–1815
From the publishers This is a […] study of generalship in Napoleon's Grande Armée. Napoleon arguably had the greatest collection of military talent to ever serve one man working for him during the period 1800–15. The role of the Marshals of the Empire has been covered many times, and due credit is also given […]
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PublicationThe Fall of Napoleon, vol. 1, The allied invasion of France, 1813-1814
From the publishersThis book tells the story of the invasion of France at the twilight of Napoleon's empire. With over a million men under arms throughout central Europe, Coalition forces poured over the Rhine River to invade France between late November 1813 and early January 1814. Three principle army groups drove across the great German […]
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PublicationNouvelle histoire du Premier Empire, volume III: La France et l’Europe de Napoléon 1804-1814) (in French)New visit to Napoleonic FranceWhen it comes to Napoleon, we have a remarkable and extraordinary privilege: and this is that it's always possible, despite the huge number of books written about him, to take say something new about the man, the sovereign, his work and his reign. Thierry Lentz has given striking proof of this. […]
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PublicationCorrespondance générale de Napoléon Bonaparte : Tome 4, Ruptures et fondations, 1803-1804 (in French)This fourth volume of the Correspondance générale, published by the Fondation Napoléon with Edition Fayard, contains 2,077 letters and a preface by Thierry Lentz. It was edited by François Houdecek in collaboration with Gabriel Madec, and it covers the years 1803 – 1804. The title of the volume ‘Ruptures et fondations' (Breaking with the past […]
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Publication(ed. Emilie Barthet and Peter Hicks) Clisson et EugénieText and commentary produced by Emilie Barthet and Peter Hicks with an essay by Gérard Gengembre. Editions When gunner Bonaparte was bored in garrison he began writing a novel recounting a tragic tale of love and loss, modelled on the author's affair with Désirée Clary. But this text was not mere autobiography. It was also […]
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PublicationBonapartists in the Borderlands: French Exiles and Refugees on the Gulf Coast, 1815-1835From the publishers:Bonapartists in the Borderland recounts how Napoleonic exiles and French refugees from Europe and the Caribbean joined forces with Latin American insurgents, Gulf pirates, and international adventures to seek their fortune in the Gulf borderlands. The U.S. Congress welcomed the French to America and granted them a large tract of rich Black Belt […]
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PublicationWellington: The Iron Duke
From the publishers:One of the Duke of Wellington's officers once remarked, “We would rather see his long nose in the sight than a reinforcement of ten thousand men.” Arthur Wellesley, first duke of Wellington (1769–1852), was one of the greatest military commanders in history and is best known as the successful opponent at Waterloo of […]
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PublicationGeorge III