Publications : 29
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PublicationThe Napoleonic Prison of Norman Cross, the Lost Town of Huntingdonshire
“Norman Cross was the site of the world’s first purpose-built prisoner-of- war camp constructed during the Napoleonic Wars. Opened in 1797, it was more than just a prison: it was a town in itself, with houses, offices, butchers, bakers, a hospital, a school, a market and a banking system. It was an important prison and […]
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PublicationFighting the British: French Eyewitness Accounts from the Napoleonic Wars
From the Publishers: “The British army during the Napoleonic Wars is often studied using English sources and the British view of their French opponents has been covered in exhaustive detail. However, the French view of the British has been less often studied and is frequently misunderstood. This book, based on hundreds of letters, memoirs, and […]
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PublicationWith Wellington’s Hussars in the Peninsula and at Waterloo: The Journal of Lieutenant George Woodberry, 18th Hussars
From the Publishers: “George Woodberry was commissioned into the 18th Light Dragoons (Hussars) as a cornet on 16 Jan 1812, and joined Wellington s army as a lieutenant, seeing action in the key battles of 1813 and 14 Moralles, Vittoria, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, Croix d Orade and the final battle of the war at Toulouse. […]
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PublicationWaterloo: the Truth at Last
“During October 2016 Paul Dawson visited French archives in Paris to continue his research surrounding the events of the Napoleonic Wars. Some of the material he examined had never been accessed by researchers or historians before, the files involved having been sealed in 1816. These seals remained unbroken until Paul was given permission to break […]
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PublicationNow We Shall Be Entirely Free
“One rainswept winter’s night in 1809, an unconscious man is carried into a house in Somerset. He is Captain John Lacroix, home from Britain’s disastrous campaign against Napoleon’s forces in Spain. Gradually Lacroix recovers his health, but not his peace of mind. He will not – cannot – talk about the war or face the […]
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PublicationVictorious Century: The United Kingdom 1800-1906
“To live in nineteenth-century Britain was to experience an astonishing and unprecedented series of changes. Cities grew vast; there were revolutions in transportation, communication, science, and work–all while a growing religious skepticism rendered the intellectual landscape increasingly unrecognizable. It was an exhilarating time, and as a result, most of the countries in the world that […]
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PublicationVolume XV: The Downfall(s), 1814-1821. Addenda 1788-1813
(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 […]
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PublicationNapoleon, Volume 2: The Spirit of the Age
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 […]
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PublicationNapoleon: A Private View: Treasures from the Bruno Ledoux Collection
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, […]