Texas in the early 19th century wasn’t exactly a place for a retired general of Napoleon’s stature. It was a land of chaos ...

The work deftly captures the renowned general’s grand and determined spirit ... s coat of arms and was placed at the top of the shaft of every flag in the Napoleonic army the day after Napoléon’s ...

According to Andrew Roberts' 2014 biography "Napoleon," the emperor told a general a year afterward: "Perhaps the rain of the seventeenth of June had more to do than is supposed with the loss of ...

In 1812 Napoleon invaded Russia with the largest army Europe had ever seen. As it advanced, the Russian army retreated, and by September Napoleon's army had marched 470 miles into the depths of Russia ...

"If they see their general on the battlefield, they will be more motivated," Isaacson said the billionaire told him. Napoleon is considered one of the greatest generals in military history.

This is the first comprehensive history of the campaign that determined control of Germany following Napoleon's catastrophic defeat in Russia. Michael V. Leggiere reveals how, in the spring of 1813, ...