Publications

This third volume of the Correspondance générale de Napoléon published by the Fondation Napoléon with Editions Fayard contains 2,567 letters written during the period from 1800 to 1802, 700 of which are thought not to have been previously published. Whilst the previous periods (covered in the first two volumes) were dogged by possibly forgeries, from […]

In France, 2006 is the first year in which a day has been set aside (10 May) as a slavery memorial day. And this is the day on which historians Pierre Branda and Thierry Lentz have decided to publish their detailed study of Napoleon's colonial policy, and specifically the First Consul's decision to reinstate slavery […]

 From the publishersIt is hard to believe it now, but in 1863, the French painter, Ernest Meissonier was one of the most famous artists in the world. The darling of the 'Salon' – that all-important public exhibition of Art held biannually in Paris – he painted historical subjects in meticulous detail and sold his works […]

 From the publishersHistories of the Waterloo campaign and tours of the battlefield generally concentrate on the battle between the armies of Napoleon and Wellington and the role of Blucher's Prussians is left in the background. This account tells how the Prussians advanced towards the battlefield and records the decisive fight that broke out when they […]

 From the publishersAn […] depiction of the disastrous Russian campaign of 1812. As Rambaud's characters — D'Herbigny, Paulin and others — continue the story begun in The Battle, The Retreat unfolds as a[n …] account of a country at war; a […] drama spun from the story of the French retreat. Told with […] precision […]

  From the publishers: […] John Adams is a […] biography that reads like an […] historical novel. […] It takes as its subject the extraordinary man who became the second president of the United States. A man whose adventurous life and spirited rivalry with Thomas Jefferson encompasses both the American Revolution and the birth […]

From the publishers:In this […] illustrated new account of Napoleon's greatest victory and the campaign that preceded it, Ian Castle sheds new light on the actions of the commanders and questions the assumptions – and explores the myths – that have shaped our understanding of the event ever since. His account follows every twist and […]

             From the publishers:When Charles Dickens's “A Tale of Two Cities” ends, the dying hero Sydney Carton foresees that the woman he loves will someday have a son and name it after him. Evremonde brings that child to life, and follows the course of young Sydney as he strives to live up to his exalted […]

This book is in English (despite the cover photo) and is the full-colour catalogue of the recent exhibition in the Netherlands. From the publishers:Tens of thousands of Dutch soldiers fought for Napoleon, not only in the Netherlands but in Belgium, Spain, Germany, Poland and Russia. Many died during the Russian campaign in 1812. Napoleon was forced […]

From the publishers:Joseph Bonaparte, King of Naples and Spain, claimed that he had never wanted the overpowering roles thrust upon him by his illustrious younger brother Napoleon. Left to his own devices, he would probably have been a lawyer in his native Corsica, a country gentleman with leisure to read the great literature he treasured […]