Publications : 47
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PublicationSan Martin
From the publishers:Jose de San Martin (1778-1850) was an enigmatic figure – a revolutionary and a conservative, a professional soldier and an intellectual, a taciturn man who nevertheless was able to inspire the peoples of South America to follow his armies and accept his battle strategies. One of the great leaders in the wars for […]
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PublicationMatthew Boulton: Selling What All The World Desires
From the publishers:Matthew Boulton was an eighteenth-century designer, inventor and industrialist, a consummate businessman and co-founder of the influential Lunar Society. Now, on the bicentenary of his death, this book surveys his life and extraordinarily varied achievements. The book explains how Boulton, a Birmingham 'toy' maker producing buttons, buckles and silverware, went into business with […]
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PublicationRussia Against Napoleon: The Battle for Europe, 1807 to 1814
From the publishers:This book tells the story of one of the most astonishing dramas in Europe's history. In the summer of 1812 after years of uneasy peace, Napoleon, the master of almost the whole continent, marched into Russia with the largest army ever assembled, confident that he would sweep everything before him. Less than two […]
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PublicationThe Last Prince of the Mexican Empire
From the publishers:Who knew that Mexico once had a half-American prince? Or that this little boy's future was hotly debated not just in Mexico but in Washington D.C. and in every court in Europe? Set in the mid-19th century when Maximilian von Habsburg was Emperor of Mexico, The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire is […]
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Publication(with Giampaolo BUontempo and Peter Hicks), Napoleon – Women: Political Players, Allies, Enemies (in Italian and French)
This collection of articles and essays, the proceedings of the conference that took place in Rome in November, 2006, covers Napoleon Bonaparte's relationship with the important women in his life, as well as more generally the role of women in society during the 19th century. Contributors to the publication include Roberta Martinelli (Elisa Bonaparte and […]
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PublicationLe Siège de Metz de 1814 (in French)
From the publishers:Over the centuries, the city of Metz, a focal point in the history of Lorraine, has fought to defend its integrity. During the winter of 1814, as Napoleon's empire collapsed, Metz, once again under siege, remained defiant whilst Paris was brought to its knees by the coalition forces. This resistance was thanks, in […]
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PublicationNapoleon Concerto: a Novel in Three Movements
From the publishers:The Napoleonic Wars: the world's two great powers square off in deadly combat. France is militarily undefeatable under the greatest general in history, Napoleon Bonaparte. Britain's Royal Navy rules the seas. Neither side can come to grips with the other, to engage and defeat a mortal enemy. The English whale confronts the French […]
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PublicationI Gioielli di Maria Luigia d’Asburgo (Quaderno del Museo Glauco Lombardi n. 11) (in Italian)
This sumptuously-illustrated volume is an exhaustive account of the jewellery worn by Marie-Louise. It is divided into four parts. The first is articulated in seven chapters written by the editor. These deal (respectively) with: the jewels she wore for her wedding; the political and emotional importance of the jewels which she wore during her period […]
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PublicationJourney through my family: the Wellington story
This is not the usual biography of the Duke of Wellington of Waterloo fame. Here Jane Wellesley takes us on a journey through all the recent generations of her family, starting with that preceding the first duke and ending with the author herself and her nephews. Her stance is resolutely familial with the discussion on […]
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PublicationProceedings of the International Symposium "The campaign of 1809", 4 – 5 June, 2009
The proceedings of the International Symposium “The campaign of 1809”, sponsored by the Fondation Napoléon, are currently on sale and can be ordered via email from one of the organisers, Robert Ouvrard (robert.ouvrard@chello.at), for the price of 30 € (not including P&P). The trilingual (German, French, English) symposium took place on 4 and 5 June, […]