Publications

(This book is in French but you can read an exclusive English translation of the Preface to the volume by Victor-André Masséna, Prince d’Essling, Président of Fondation Napoléon). Entitled “Les chutes” (“The Downfall(s)”), this 15th and last volume of Napoleon Bonaparte’s Correspondance générale covers the darkest periods – but also in some respects the most exciting […]

Taking his title from Hegel’s famous remark “I saw the spirit of the age [Weltgeist]” (omitting the German philosopher‘s conclusion ‘on horseback’ but thoughtfully providing on the cover an illustration of a mounted Napoleon), Michael Broers unsheathes his mighty pen/sword for an epic account of Napoleon’s epic years. Once again (this is volume 2), he […]

This long-awaited book is literally a “Private View” of probably the largest and richest private Napoleonic collection in the world, rivalling those of major museums. Each object or artwork of Bruno Ledoux’s collection is intimately connected to the life, times or legacy of the Emperor Napoleon. Publisher’s presentation: A timeless symbol of power and ambition, […]