Publications

Thousands of books have been published about war while the role of the prisoner of war has been largely ignored. A History of Napoleonic and American Prisoners of War 1756-1816; Hulk, Depot and Parole and The Arts and Crafts of Napoleonic and American Prisoners of War 1756-1816 are the outcome of the author's thirty year […]

An educational Cd ROM set in Paris during the Napoleonic period, by Nemopolis. The aim of the game is to use a specially prepared First Empire encyclopaedia to help you to solve some mysteries and to prevent the criminal Du Noï from committing further crimes.

 From the publishers:Following Napoleon's abdication and his departure for Elba, the plenipotentiaries of Europe met in Vienna to decide the new layout of the continent.Just at the moment when tensions amongst the negotiators began to fall away and a successful conclusion to the talks was in sight, news arrived that Napoleon had landed in France, […]

Edited book on Louis Napoleon and the arts in the Kingdom of Holland.   To buy the book click here.

 From the publishers:On 18 June, 1815, Napoleon was defeated at Waterloo and, four days later, under great pressure, abdicated from the French throne. He was 45 years old, in good health and for the previous fifteen years had forged the destiny of Europe. What was left for him to do? “Perhaps to build a new […]

Pierre Branda is not only a specialist in finance and economics but also a seasoned historian (his most recent book is Napoléon, l’esclavage et les colonies, published with Thierry Lentz by Fayard). He has just written a fascinating book on Napoleon and money. The book is particularly welcome in that it deals with a subject […]

A historical novel about Napoleon and his entourage on St Helena. The title translates as 'All the emperor had left was a rock: Napoleon's last journey' and recounts the traumas and difficulties of the last six years of Napoleon's life on St Helena.   About the author Jan Stäps was born in Vienna and worked […]

 From the publishers:On 16 May 1811 a combined British, Portuguese and Spanish force commanded by the British general Beresford met the French army under Soult at Albuera in southern Spain. What followed was one of the bloodiest and most controversial battles of the Peninsular War. Yet despite the battle's significance in the wider campaign to […]

A complete and detailled military history of the Kingdom of Naples under the “French” Kings (Joseph Bonaparte and Joachin Murat). 2,000 pages, 400 detailed files, 6,000 biographies, 400 images. In Italian. CONTENTS:– Vol. 1 Commando e amministrazione: security policy and strategy, staffs, topographic services, officer corps, planning and budgeting, recruiting and conscription, administration and logistics, military […]

This rare work in French (by Guillaume-Joseph Roux, baron Peyrusse, first published in 1869) has been re-issued by Les Editions Chastellux in a CD-ROM version.In the first part is Peyrusse's day-to-day account of the events and battles in which he participated, but most of all, his time with Napoleon on Elba. The second part is dedicated […]