Publications : 93
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PublicationNapoleon the Great
From the publishers: “Napoleon Bonaparte was one of the most extraordinary men who ever lived. In the space of just twenty years, from October 1795 when as a young artillery captain he cleared the streets of Paris of insurrectionists, to his final defeat at the (horribly mismanaged) battle of Waterloo in June 1815, Napoleon transformed France […]
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PublicationThe Marvelous Chronicles: Biographies and Events
From the publishers: “… ʿAbd al-Raḥman al-Jabartī (1753–1825) is the most important historian of late Ottoman Egypt. His Marvelous Chronicles: Biographies and Events (ʿAjāʾib al-Āthār fī ʼl-Tarājim wa-ʼl-Akhbār) covers the history of Egypt from 1688 to 1821, a period which includes Napoleon's invasion and the French occupation of the country (1798–1801). The historical narrative is […]
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PublicationVictoria: A Life
From the publishers: “.. When Queen Victoria died in 1901, she had ruled for nearly sixty-four years. She was mother of nine and grandmother of forty-two, and the matriarch of Royal Europe, through the marriages of her children. To many, Queen Victoria is a ruler shrouded in myth and mystique – an aging, stiff widow, […]
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PublicationAtlas de Paris au temps de Napoléon
Resume in English: Napoleon did much more for Paris than simply restoring its royal residences, such as the Louvre, the Tuileries, and some of its hôtels particuliers. From 1799, as soon as he assumed the role of Premier Consul, Bonaparte set about transforming the capital. Water supply, drainage systems, equipment and infrastructure, right down to […]
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Publication1815: Der Wiener Kongress und die Neugründung Europas
Following the success of Le Congrès de Vienne, this “große Buch über die Neugründung Europas” has been translated into German! Available here for those who prefer Deutsch to Français.
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PublicationNapoleon: The End of Glory
From the publishers: “…Napoleon: The End of Glory tells the story of the dramatic two years that led to Napoleon's abdication in April 1814. Though crucial to European history, they remain strangely neglected, lying between the two much better-known landmarks of the retreat from Moscow and the battle of Waterloo. Yet this short period saw both […]
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PublicationWaterloo: Four Days that Changed Europe’s Destiny
From the publishers: “…Waterloo ended a war that had engulfed the world for over twenty years. It also finished the career of the charismatic Napoleon Bonaparte. It ensured the final liberation of Germany and the restoration of the old European monarchies, and it represented one of very few defeats for the glorious French army, most of […]
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Publication24 Hours at Waterloo: 18 June 1815
From the publishers: “…'One of the lancers rode by, and stabbed me in the back with his lance. I then turned, and lay with my face upward, and a foot soldier stabbed me with his sword as he walked by. Immediately after, another, with his firelock and bayonet, gave me a terrible plunge, and while doing […]
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PublicationArchaeology of the War of 1812
From the publishers: “…This is the first summary of archaeological contributions to our understanding of the War of 1812, published as the war commemorates its 200th anniversary. The contributors of original papers discuss recent excavations and field surveys that present an archaeological perspective that enriches – and often conflicts with – received historical narratives. The […]
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PublicationThe Duke of Wellington and the Supply System During the Peninsula War
From the publishers: “…Napoleon‘s invasion of the Iberian Peninsula brought Spain, Portugal, and Britain into a close, if sometimes uneasy alliance. When an expeditionary force led by General Sir Arthur Wellesley, later the 1st Duke of Wellington, disembarked in Portugal in August 1808, the British Army had been at war with France for five years. […]