Who was Napoleon Bonaparte? Why have more books been written about this man than anyone else in history apart from perhaps Jesus Christ? And why are so many people around the world fascinated with his story? Was he a tyrant? Was he, as Chateaubriand said, ‘mightiest breath of life which ever animated human clay’?
This podcast intends to provide two opinions on those questions while stepping you through the life of this very complex and divisive man.
Your hosts will be:
David Markham is the Executive Vice President and Editor Chief of the International Napoleonic Society and the Executive Vice President of the Napoleonic Alliance. He has published articles in twenty journals and four websites worldwide and his work has appeared in five languages (English, French, Georgian, Italian, and Russian). He is the author of “NAPOLEON’S ROAD TO GLORY”, “NAPOLEON FOR DUMMIES” and several other important books on the subject.
Cameron Reilly is the Co-Founder and Director of The Podcast Network. He has been a student of Napoleonic history for 15 years.
“NAPOLEON 101” is intended to be a structured podcast lasting 15 episodes, each covering a particular period of Napoleon’s life and career. At this stage, we intend those episodes to be:
1. Prologue – Why Napoleon?
2. Early life and military career
3. The “whiff of grapeshot”
4. The Italian campaign of 1796–97
5. The Egyptian expedition of 1798–99
6. The coup of 18 Brumaire
7. An interlude of peace
8. The Peninsular War and the War of the Fifth Coalition
9. Invasion of Russia
10. The War of the Sixth Coalition
11. Exile in Elba
12. Les Cent-Jours (The Hundred Days) and Waterloo
13. Exile in Saint Helena and death
14. Marriages and children and The Family
15. Epilogue – Napoleon’s Legacy
The first episode should be up mid-February!
What a pleasure to listen to. Your podcast makes my commute bearable. Many thanks and a great job.
Cameron & David,
I have been listening to the Napoleonic 101 podcast for some time now. It is by far the best, most informative and enjoyable podcast that I have ever listened to. You bring the subject to life and I cannot compare what I have learnt from the show to the dull subject I studied at school almost 30 years ago. I feel that I almost know Napoleon and the show makes it seem as if you are telling a story about a contemporary person. Keep up the good work and I can’t wait to hear the firt episodes of the Biography Show.
Billy
Co. Armagh
Ireland
A bit of mission creep there then….