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Press reviewFascinating article Nelson’ overland journey 1800, parts 1 and 2, by Thomas Blümel
Nelson’s overland journey on his return from the Battle of Aboukir is described in detail in the latest and preceding numbers of the The Nelson Dispatch, vol. 7, parts 2 and 3, July 2000, the Journal of The Nelson Society, pp. 82-96, 162-186. Filled with fascinating detail and with an excellent bibliography, this article lays […]
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Press reviewKöln zwischen Napoleon und Bismarck by Pierre Aycoberry
Published in 1996HardbackISBN: 3922977464To order the work online from the German version of Amazon http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/3922977464/qid%3D954256822/sr%3D1-18/302-7787064-9904052
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Press reviewNapoleon III. Abenteurer und Imperator by Heinz Rieder
Published 1998 by Diederichs, MünchenHardback 350p.ISBN: 3424014052To order the work online from the German version of Amazon http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/3424014052/qid%3D954256822/sr%3D1-25/302-7787064-9904052
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Press reviewNapoleon in Deutschland. Zwischen Imperialismus und Nationalismus 1800-1813 by Wolfgang Venohr
Published in 1998 by Herbig, MunichHardback 304p.ISBN: 3776620552To order the work online from the German version of Amazon http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/3776620552/qid%3D954256822/sr%3D1-27/302-7787064-9904052
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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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PublicationSecret Service: British agents in France, 1792-1815
Books to read over the summer 2001
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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 […]
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PublicationMy z Napoleonem (Napoleon and us)
A very interesting work, with excellent images, by a young Polish historian from Torun (Thorn) and contributor to Tulard’s Dictionnaire Napoléon detailing Napoleon’s links with Poland and Napoleon’s nachleben in that country.
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PublicationNapoleon on the Art of War
This aims to be a complete distillation of Napoleon’s thinking and strategy. It presents his views on everything from the preparation of forces to the execution of battles.This book can be bought online here http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0684851857/qid%3D962208444/sr%3D1-1/026-5502172-6009235