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Asprey, Robert
The Rise of Napoleon Bonaparte
Reviewed by Tom Holmberg
The first full length biography on Napoleon of the new century.
The Reign of Napoleon
Reviewed by James D. Gray
A disappointing look at the last years of Napoleon's military career…
Carrington, Dorothy
Napoleon and His Parents:
on the Threshold of History
Reviewed by Tom Miller
The Bonapartes before Napoleon. . .
Chrisawn, Margaret
The Emperor's Friend: Marshal
Jean Lannes
Reviewed by Kevin Kiley
The first full length biography on Marshal Lannes in English.
Cronin, Vincent
Napoleon Bonaparte:
An Intimate Biography
Reviewed by Susan Howard
A classic biography that skates lightly over Napoleon's
faults. . .
Elting, Colonel John R.
Reflections on a Friendship
and the Writings of Colonel John Robert Elting
Reviewed by Kevin Kiley
There have been many great and near-great historians that have passed
down their work and words to us, but in recent history, none, in my
opinion, have been greater than Colonel John R. Elting...
Englund, Stephen
Napoleon: A Political Life
Reviewed by Christopher Gibbs
One of the best works on Napoleon's politics...
Gengembre, Gerard
Napoleon: The Immortal Emperor
Reviewed by Tom Vance
Stunning showpiece in any Napoleonic library.
Gash, Norman
Lord Liverpool: The Life and Political
Career of Robert Banks Jenkinson Second Earl of Liverpool 1770-1828
Reviewed by Robert Markley
A biography of the "forgotten" Prime Minister who guided Britain
through the final, triumphant years of the Napoleonic Wars...
Godechot, Jacques
The Napoleonic Era in Europe
Reviewed by Robert Mosher
A classic book on Napoleon.
Gueguen, Emile René
Napoleon:
Humanitarian and Man of Peace
Reviewed by Ira Grossman
Former paratrooper Gueguen sees Napoleon positive light. . .
Grubin, David
PBS Series Napoleon
Reviewed by Kevin Kiley & Howie Muir
Reviews by Kevin Kiley and Howie Muir that were winners in
the "Review Contest" run in conjunction with the airing of PBS' "Napoleon"
in the U.S., November 2000.
Hamilton, Jill
Marengo: The Myth of Napoleon's
Horse
Reviewed by Tom Holmberg
Jill Hamilton traces the history of Napoleon through the horses
he rode...
Haswell, Jock
The First Respectable Spy:
The Life and Times of Colquhoun Grant Wellington's Head of Intelligence
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
A biography of Wellington's most famous "exploring officer"...
Haythornthwaite, Philip J.
Waterloo Men: The Experience
of Battle, 16-18 June 1815
Reviewed by Yves Martin
Yes, yes, yes, all of you leap to the news! Here's a brand new book
on a brand new topic, and one that has been scarcely covered. OK,
I'll stop my cynicism. Waterloo sells.
Johnson, Paul.
Napoleon: a Penguin Life
Reviewed by Tom Holmberg
Napoleon, father of all our ills…
Ludwig, Emil.
Napoleon
A review of what is arguably THE classic biography of Napoleon…
Luvaas, Jay.
Napoleon on the Art of War
Luvaas presents a unique compilation of the thoughts of Napoleon…
Markham, J. David
Napoleon's Road to Glory: Triumphs,
Defeats & Immortality
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
A fast-paced tour of Napoleon's life…
Metternich, Clemens, Furst von.
Metternich: the Autobiography,
1773 - 1815
Reviewed by Tom Holmberg
Metternich's final word. . .
Ryan, Edward
Napoleon's Shield and Guardian: The Unconquerable General Daumesnil
Reviewed by Tom Holmberg
The first biography in English of the man credited with twice saving
Napoleon's life.
Ridley, Ronald
Napoleon's Proconsul in Egypt:
The Life and Times of Bernardino Drovetti
Reviewed by Robert Burnham
Throughout much of this period, the French interests were
guarded by Bernardino Drovetti, a former officer in the Piedmontese
army, who served first as the assistant consul general and then as the
consul general. During the twenty-six years (1803 - 1826) he lived in
Egypt, Drovetti was a diplomat par excellence.
Sabiston, Andrew & Williams, Timothy
Napoleon, The Musical
Reviewed by William Peterson
Napoleon, The Musical is a noble effort, well worth seeing...
Schom, Alan
Napoleon Bonaparte: A Life
Reviewed by Kevin Kiley
Should this Napoleonic history be consigned to the dustbin
of history?
Sydenham, Michael J.
Leonard Bourdon: The Career
of a Revolutionary, 1754-1807
Reviewed by Tom Holmberg
A look at the ups and downs of the career of a "second level"
participant in the French Revolution...
Woolgar, C.M. (editor)
Wellington Studies II
Reviewed by Rory Muir
A new collection of scholarly essays on the Duke of Wellington's
career...
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