"History as a laboratory rich
in a hundred thousand experiments in economics,
religion, literature, science, and government –
history as our roots and our illumination, as the
road by which we came and the only light that can
clarify the present and guide us into the future." "It is, as Napoleon said on St. Helena, “the only
true philosophy and the only true psychology.”
- Will Durant
by Roy Adkins
Nelson's Trafalgar is a brutally vivid, gunport level account of
the 1805 clash between Britain’s Royal Navy under the command of Horatio Nelson
and Napoleon’s forces off the coast of Spain.
by Allesandro Barbero, Translated by John Cullen
This account by the Italian historian stands apart from previous
histories by giving voice to all the nationalities that took part in the
titanic and bloody struggle, invoking the memories of British, French, and
Prussian soldiers.
by David A. Bell
Bell exposes the surprising parallels between Napoleon's day and our
own -- including the way that ambition "wars of liberation," such as
the one in Iraq, can degenerate into a gruesome guerrilla conflict.
by Charles Esdaile
Historian Charles
Esdaile argues that the chief motivating factor for Napoleon was his insatiable
desire for fame and portrays Europe’s infighting as the consequence of rulers
who were willing to take the immense risks of either fighting or supporting
Napoleon.
by Michel Franceschi, Ben Weider, Translated by Jonathan M. House
The authors argue that the caricature of the megalomaniac conqueror who
bled Europe white to satisfy his delirious ambitions and insatiable love for
war is groundless.
by Gerard Gengembre, Pierre-Jean
Chalencon, and David Chanteranne
Lavishly illustrated, this volume includes rare and previously
unpublished material, not only on Napoleon's military victories but also on his
innovations in government, banking, universal education, a well organized code
of law, public museums, and an efficient civil service.
by Alastair Horne
The Battle of Austerlitz was Napoleon's crowing victory. It was also
the beginning of his downfall. Historian Alistair Horne chronicles the rise and
fall of Napoleon, drawing parallels with other great leaders of the modern
era.
by Dominic Lieven
A fresh examination of Russian military archives only open to
Western researchers since 1991, Lieven provides the first-ever history of the longest
military campaign in European history told from the Russian perspective.
by Noel Mostert
This narrative ranges from the
Mediterranean to the West Indies, Egypt to Scandinavia, showing how land versus
sea was the key to the outcome of the Napoleonic Wars.
by Jonathon Riley
A
major general in the British army uses three campaigns - Napoleon's first
campaign in Italy, the conquest of Prussia in 1806, and the Battle of the
Nations in 1813 - to analyze Napoleon’s generalship.
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The momentous drama of everyday life; the volatile connections between
people for those entangled in an adulterous affair; the wry, accurate take on families, marriage, and brittle middle
age. With The Forgotten Waltz Enright turns her attention to love,
following another unforgettable heroine on a journey of the heart.
Massie presents a reconstruction of the eighteenth-century empress's life that covers her efforts to engage Russia in the cultural life of Europe, her creation of the Hermitage, and her numerous scandal-free romantic affairs. SH
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