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PublicationThe Eigtheenth Century
A new history general book for undergraduates and general readers, The Eighteenth Century comprises eight essays: T.C.W. Blanning: Introduction: ‘The Beneficiaries and Casualties of Expansion’, Julian Swann: ‘Politics and the State in Eighteenth Century Europe, Christof Dipper: ‘Orders and Classes: Eighteenth Century Society Under Pressure’, Sheilagh Ogilvie: ‘The European Economy in the Eighteenth Century’, Derek […]
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PublicationThe Nineteenth Century
A new general history book for undergraduates and general readers, The Nineteenth Century comprises eight essays: T.C.W. Blanning: Introduction: 'The End of the Old Regime', Robert Tombs: 'Politics', Colin Heywood: 'Society', Niall Ferguson: 'The European Economy, 1815-1914', James Sheehan: 'Culture', Paul W. Schroeder: 'International Politics, Peace, and War, 1815-1914', A.G. Hopkins: 'Overseas Expansion, Imperialism, and […]
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PublicationDigby Smith’s Napoleon’s Regiments A comprehensive reference book providing detailed information on about 400 regiments of the French Army, 1792-1815.
Contents include: The Imperial Guard Line Infantry Light Infantry Troops not of the Line Colonial troops Auxiliary Troops Line Cavalry Artillery Appendices: Demi-Brigades Raised from Volunteer Units Volunteer Battalions, 1792-96 Regimental Establishments The Growth of the Infantry, 1792-96 The Growth of the Imperial Guard Reorganisation of the Infantry, 12 May 1814 Departmental Legions, 3 August […]
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Publication‘The First World War’?
Napoleon 1813 by Hezi ShelahThis book tells the story of a crucial year in Napoleon’s life, 1813. Hezi Shelah’s theory is that the characteristics of the military campaigns of 1813 were so different from previous wars that 1813 in fact witnessed, in effect, the first world war. Born in Israel in 1934, Hezi Shelah served […]
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Press reviewNew articles on Russian site
The Russian Napoleonic web site, The 1812 Project, at http://www.museum.ru/museum/1812/English/index.html, has put online its section entitled 'Memorial'. At present there are two articles (with others promised), one on the Vedenskoe cemetery in Moscow and another on a visit this year to the site of the Battle of Borodino. The link is http://www.museum.ru/museum/1812/English/memorial/contents.html. The site also […]
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PublicationSecret Service: British agents in France, 1792-1815
Books to read over the summer 2001
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PublicationNapoleon’s Elite Cavalry by Edward Ryan, with illustrations by Lucien Rousselot, Greenhill (1999)
This book claims to be carefully researched from primary sources – including official documents and surviving uniforms – and contains 91 full colour plates illustrating Napoleon's Guard cavalry units:- the Dragons de l'Impératrice (25 plates)- the Chasseurs à cheval (27 plates)- the Chevau-légers Polonais (25 plates)- the Grenadiers à cheval (13 plates)- plus a picture […]
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PublicationRecent biography of Louis XVIII
Restoration specialist Philip Mansel’s detailed biography of Louis XVIII.
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PublicationA question of emigration
A collection of fourteen conference papers, this book explores French Emigration as both a cultural and a political phenomenon. The émigrés were political refugees, caught between the domestic turmoil of France and the international rivalries of the European powers.Chapters include:From Coblenz to Hartwell: the Emigre Government and the European Powers, 1791-1814A European Destiny: the Armee […]
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PublicationCanova e Appiani: alle origini della contemporaneità. Exhibition held in Monza (Italy) in the Serrone della Villa Reale, 30 April – 25 July
The catalogue comprises four essays, ‘Coppia di giganti’ by Renato Barilli, ‘Antonio Canova e la natia Possagno’ by Gabriell Delfini Filippi, ‘La collezione di Antonio Canova al Museo Civico di Bassano’ by Mario Guderzo and ‘Lo stile pittorico di Andrea Appiani nei grandi cicli a sfondo mitologico’ by Alessandra Zanchi, biographies and bibliographies of the […]