Publications : 47
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PublicationPrinciples of War
First English translation of Principes de la stratégie, développés par la relation de la campagne de 1796 en Allemagne Publisher’s presentation: An essential hole in knowledge of the art of warfare in the 1800s is now filled. Scholars and aficionados of warfare use strategic tomes to broaden their understanding of why certain countries’ armies took […]
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PublicationVienna, 1814: How the Conquerors of Napoleon Made Love, War, and Peace at the Congress of Vienna
From the publishers:Vienna, 1814 is an evocative and brilliantly researched account of the most audacious and extravagant peace conference in modern European history. With the feared Napoleon Bonaparte presumably defeated and exiled to the small island of Elba, heads of some 216 states gathered in Vienna to begin piecing together the ruins of his toppled […]
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PublicationLadies of Waterloo
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PublicationRendez-vous in Princetown: Bicentenary 1809-2009
A publication in honour of the Franco-British event commemorating and remembering the prisoners of war held near Dartmouth (UK) during the Napoleonic period. Includes photographs of the bicentenary commemorations, chapters on:– Bretons in Devon– Introducing Trevor James– First steps– The pace quickens– The 24th May 2009– Reflections– A startling discovery. ISBN: 9781898964902Languages: French and English (bilingual book)
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PublicationThe Volcano Lover
From the Publishers: A historical romance, Sontag's book is based on the lives of Sir William Hamilton, his wife, Emma, and Lord Nelson in the final decades of the eighteenth century. Passionately examining the shape of Western civilization since the Age of Enlightenment, Sontag's novel is a detailed picture of revolution, the fate of nature, art […]
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PublicationWomen’s Literary Salons and Political Propaganda During the Napoleonic Era: The Cradle of Patriotic Nationalism
From the publishers:In 1800, Napoleon Bonaparte sought to impose an absolute political authority as First Consul for life, and emperor in 1804. A network of women authors connected with Germaine de Stael in Paris, Coppet, Berlin, and Florence maintained salons and addressed political conflicts in their novels, correspondence and theory. Nationalist histories, written by salon […]
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PublicationHealth and Medicine at Sea, 1700-1900
David Boyd Haycock, Sally Archer (eds.) From the publishers:Maritime medicine, together with its links to the development of empire, is a burgeoning area of historical interest and enquiry. This book, based on extensive original research, explores the history of health and medicine in maritime and imperial contexts in a key period, reflecting the growing professionalization of […]
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PublicationLe Style Second Empire (in French)
From the publishers: Visiting the Opera House during its construction phase, the French empress Eugenie took it upon herself to interrogate Charles Garnier on the historical inspiration behind the building’s décor: “But what is the style? It’s not classical, it’s not mediaeval, it’s not Renaissance.” “It is Second Empire, Ma’am,” replied the architect. The rest […]
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PublicationEl conde de Fuentes: Vida, prisiones y muertes de Armando Pignatelli (in Castilian)
From the publishers:An illustrious pre-Romantic, idealistic and wasteful, the Count of Fuentes was a key player in the murky intrigue that they engulfed the Spanish crown and saw it removed from the head of the Bourbons and placed in the hands of Napoleon. Bon vivant and raised in a family torn between the precepts of […]
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PublicationThe War of 1812 in the Age of Napoleon
From the publishers:The War of 1812 is etched into American memory with the burning of the Capitol and the White House by British forces, The Star-Spangled Banner, and the decisive naval battle of New Orleans. In The War of 1812 in the Age of Napoleon, Jeremy Black provides an account of the war framed within […]