The French Revolution in the 18th century saw the downfall of the French monarchy and the ascension of a prominent figure who played a major role in shaping modern European history. The abolishment of ...

Napoleon did not, of course, come across Islam for the first time upon waking up one morning on Egyptian soil. Orientalism was in vogue in the West during the Age of Enlightenment, which is how the ...

Jacques-Louis David's famous painting of Napoleon crossing Saint-Bernard Pass during his 1800 invasion of northern Italy. With Ridley Scott’s new cinematic epic Napoleon hitting theaters on Nov 22, ...

The French Revolution (1789-1799) lasted until the ascent of Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821). Years of medieval oppression and financial mismanagement led the French people to want changes in politics ...

There’s a grand strategy game for almost every important era of military history. Developers like Paradox Interactive and Creative Assembly have made sure of that. One very important, but less ...

David A. Bell, Napoleon: A Concise Biography (Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2015), 152 pp., $18.95. Michael Broers, Napoleon: Soldier of Destiny (New ...