Publications : 82
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PublicationThe Adventures of Napoleon and Josephine
From the publishers:The Adventures of Napoleon and Josephine introduces younger readers to the history presented in the NGV's exhibition “Napoleon: Revolution to Empire”. In the spirit of discovery and exploration, Phip Murray's writing transports the audience to Revolution-era France, where she traces Napoleon and Josephine's footsteps across Europe. This publication features reproductions of prominent works […]
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PublicationNapoleon: Revolution to Empire
From the publishers:This panoramic volume tells the story of French art, culture and life from the 1770s to the 1820s: the first French voyages of discovery to Australia, the stormy period of social change with the outbreak of the French Revolution, and the rise to power of the young Napoleon Bonaparte and his wife Josephine. […]
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PublicationInside Longwood – Barry O’Meara’s clandestine letters
From the publishers:Barry O'Meara was the Navy surgeon chosen by Napoleon in July 1815 to follow him to St. Helena as his personal physician. O'Meara's unique position among the captives gave him an insight into their personal routines and thoughts. His status as a British officer gave him access to Plantation House, seat of the […]
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PublicationDe l’empereur au roi. Correspondance d’Eugène de Roussy (1806-1830) (in French)
From the publishers:This publication gathers together 159 previously-unseen personal letters covering the period 1806 to 1830 to trace the career of Eugène de Roussy. A young nobleman from the mountainous Cévennes area in France, de Roussy took part in many of the major campaigns of the First Empire, including Friedland, Wagram and Borodino. Through accounts […]
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PublicationWaterloo: The French Perspective
From the publishers:The story of the Battle of Waterloo – of the ultimate defeat of Napoleon and the French, the triumph of Wellington, Blücher and their allied armies – is most often told from the viewpoint of the victors, not the vanquished. Even after 200 years of intensive research and the publication of hundreds of […]
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PublicationRedcoats: The British Soldiers of the Napoleonic Wars
From the publishers:What was a British soldier's life like during the Napoleonic Wars? How was he recruited and trained? How did he live on home service and during service abroad? And what was his experience of battle? In this book, Philip Haythornthwaite traces the career of a British soldier from enlistment, through the key stages […]
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PublicationNapoleon’s Prisoner: A Country Parson’s Detention in France
From the publishers:In 1802 there was a short interlude of peace in the Napoleonic Wars between Britain and France, during which many British of all classes travelled to France. A year later Napoleon resumed hostilities and decreed that all British citizens travelling in France should be interned. These were known as détenus. One such détenu was […]
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PublicationJournal of the Waterloo Campaign
From the publishers:Mercer's journal is one of the most outstanding eyewitness accounts of the Waterloo campaign ever published. It is a classic of military history. This new, fully illustrated edition, featuring an extensive introduction and notes by Andrew Uffindell, contains a mass of additional material not included in the original. Captain Mercer was in acting command […]
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PublicationMarching to the Drums: A History of Military Drums and Drummers
From the publishers:Military drummers have played a crucial role in warfare throughout history. Soldiers marched to battle to the sound of the drums and used the beat to regulate the loading and re-loading of their weapons during the battle. Drummers were also used to raise morale during the fight. This is the first work to chart […]
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PublicationWellington’s Men Remembered: A Register of Memorials to Soldiers who fought in the Peninsular War and at Waterloo – Vol 1
Wellington's Men Remembered is a reference work which has been compiled on behalf of the Association of Friends of the Waterloo Committee and contains over 3,000 memorials to soldiers who fought in the Peninsular War and at Waterloo between 1808 and 1815, together with 150 battlefield and regimental memorials in 24 countries worldwide. Photographs of […]