On a cold December day in 1840 Parisians turned out in force to watch as Napoleon's coffin was solemnly borne down the Champs-Elysées on its final journey to the Invalides. The return of the Emperor's body from the island of St Helena, nearly twenty years after his death, was a moment they had eagerly awaited, though there were many who feared that the memories stirred would only further destabilize a country that had struggled for order and direction since 'the little corporal' was sent i...

I used to be a hairdresser. Now I make my money writing.It’s a coffee shop sized read. It reveals my whole journey into the world of writing great copy (accidentally).If you want more response with your copy, you should probably read it.If you want to become a copywriter. You should definitely read it.If you are a copywriter and want to go into another level, just grab the book and stop playing around.I walked out of school at 15-years old with no gr...

Waterloo was the last battle fought by Napoleon and the one which finally ended his imperial dreams. It involved the deployment of huge armies and incurred heavy losses on both sides; for those who fought in it, Dutch and Belgians, Prussians and Hanoverians as well as British and French troops, it was a murderous struggle. It was a battle that would be remembered very differently across Europe. In Britain it would be seen as an iconic battle whose memory would be enmeshed in

In this work Alan Forrest brings together some of the recent research on the Revolutionary army that has been undertaken on both sides of the Atlantic by younger historians, many of whom look to the influential work of Braudel for a model. Forrest places the armies of the Revolution in a broader social and political context by presenting the effects of war and militarization on French society and government in the Revolutionary period.Revolutionary idealists thought of the French so...

A shocking side-effect has emerged: UX Jeriatrika, a condition with only one outcome - death. Governments call it "Unexplained" or "Died Suddenly." For most, it's too late. Over 7.1 billion people have been repeatedly vaccinated. All of those will die.A rogue doctor, known as "The Prophet," foresaw what was coming. His forecast was ignored. Secretly, he decided to find the cure before it arrived. He now has the cure and knows how to get it out of the 300,000 plus global unvaccinate...

Volume III of the Cambridge History of the Napoleonic Wars moves away from the battlefield to explore broader questions of society and culture. Leading scholars from around the globe show how the conflict left its mark on virtually every aspect of society. They reflect on the experience of the soldiers who fought in them, examining such matters as military morale, ideas of honour and masculinity, the treatment of wounds and the fate of prisoners-of-war; and they explore social issues such ...

Today's date is November 16th, 2021. I am writing to you at exactly 21:51 pm. It'spitch black outside. The only thing I have heard is two large foxes that play and fightoutside almost every night. It feels the same, but the reality is right now life isn't thesame.The thoughts in this book are expanded thoughts I had written over the period ofthe pandemic. There are also some fictional stories based on real events. There are alsoa rambling or ...

The Death of the French Atlantic examines the sudden and irreversible decline of France's Atlantic empire in the Age of Revolution, and shows how three major forces undermined the country's competitive position as an Atlantic commercial power. The first was war, especially war at sea against France's most consistent enemy and commercial rival in the eighteenth century, Great Britain. A series of colonial wars, from the Seven Years' War and the War of American Independence to the R...

This volume examines the impact of the wars in the Atlantic world between 1770 and 1830, focusing both on the military, economic, political, social and cultural demobilization that occurred immediately at their end, and their long-term legacy and memory.

The Routledge Companion to the French Revolution in World History engages with some of the most recent trends in French revolutionary scholarship by considering the Revolution in its global context. Across seventeen chapters an international team of contributors examine the impact of the Revolution not only on its European neighbours but on Latin America, North America and Africa, assess how far events there impacted on the Revolution in France, and suggest something of the Revolu...

From Alan Forrest, a preeminent British scholar, comes an exceedingly readable account of the man and his legendOn a cold December day in 1840 Parisians turned out in force to watch as the body of Napoleon was solemnly carried on a riverboat from Courbevoie on its final journey to the Invalides. The return of their long-dead emperor's corpse from the island of St. Helena was a moment that Paris had eagerly awaited, though many feared that the memories stirred would serve to further ...

A classic Christmas story for children and adults. A story of love, morality, and hope wrapped up in five small stories that ask the question - Does man deserve Christmas.God says no.Thomas the little angels says yes.God gives Thomas an opportunity to prove him wrong.Thomas is sent to Earth.His wings have gone.His powers have gone.He is now human.Thomas has just hours to prove humans are still good and they should be allowed t...