Publications

 From the publishers: How was the social and cultural life of Britain affected by the fear that the French Revolution would spread across the channel? In this brilliant, engagingly written, and profusely illustrated book, John Barrell, well-known for his studies of the history, literature, and art of the period, argues that the conflict between the ancien […]

Written in deliberately racy way, this (unfortunately rather aptly titled) “Napoleon for Dummies” goes through the Napoleonic epic at quite a rate. Avoiding complexity at every turn, this is a simplistic and frequently anachronistic view of the period and the man.P.H.

Here reviewed by “Aleix”, who writes book reviews under the pseudonym “bookholic” on the amazon.co.uk website.His email is: aleixdorcaarquitecte@andorra.adPeter Hicks, January, 2006“Hopelessly too short … and helpless maps…  September 13, 2005  I know the purpose was to resume and have a “compact” tale. I know it was suposed to be a “little” book. In my […]

This book is the catalogue for the exhibition, held at the Mead Art Museum, Amherst College, 22 September – 18 December. As well as being beautifully illustrated, this volume contains three articles. The first and principal piece, on Josephine's official and non-official iconography, is by the editor herself and is subdivided into to six chapters, […]

 From the press:Marianne Czisnik [considers] the life and reputation of Britain's most famous admiral in a fresh […] manner. Some of the most controversial aspects of his life and career are explored, such as his involvement in the defeat of the Neapolitan revolution and his notorious love affair with Lady Hamilton. Along the way, new […]

This short but exceedingly interesting volume publishes for the first time the inventory of furniture in Napoleon's palaces on Elba, giving the reader an extraordinary peek into life the daily life of the court of the tiny island. Included are three explanatory essays, by Robert Martinelli, Bernard Chevallier and Monica Guarraccino and an exceedingly interesting […]

 From the press:During the summer armistice of the 1813 campaign, two German artists drew illustrations of the French troops stationed around Dresden and Freiberg in Saxony. The men depicted belonged to Emperor Napoleon's last Grande Armée, a colorful multinational force that included, among others, French, Dutch, Italian and Polish soldiers.These […] paintings provide […] eyewitness […]

 From the press: Yermolov is a legend in Russia. A man who rose from obscurity to command armies and conquer provinces, he was the epitome of a military man of action. To his enemies he was a byword for brutality, but, to his homeland, a hero.His memoirs are as dramatic as his rise to fame […]

From the press: In the lead-up to the bicentenary of Trafalgar a number of important new studies have been published about the life of Nelson and his defeat of the Combined Fleet in 1805. Despite the significant role played by the health and fitness of the British crews in securing the victory, little has been […]

 From the press:Between August 1813 and the end of hostilities in April 1814, Napoleon's forces were finally expelled from the Iberian Peninsula. Wellington's army invaded southern France, only halting its operations when news was received of Napoleon's abdication. The events covered in this volume include the British siege and capture of St Sebastian; the final […]