by cameron | May 1, 2009 | Podcast, Premium Podcasts
Alexander Mikaberidze joins us again on this episode to share deep biographical details about the major Russian Generals around the war of 1812 – Kutusov, Bagration, Barclay de Tolly, Tolstoy – the men who defeated Napoleon with a highly unusual strategy....
by cameron | Apr 11, 2009 | Podcast, Premium Podcasts
Our guest today is again the wonderful Alexander Mikaberidze. We continue the discussion from where we left off in Episode 50, talking about Napoleon’s entry into Moscow, the burning of Moscow, and the “strategic withdrawal”. Was the burning of...
by cameron | Apr 5, 2009 | General
David and I have FINALLY got our act together and started a podcast about Julius Caesar! This isn’t the LONG series, but it will probably be a few episodes. Check it out on the Biography Show.
by cameron | Apr 4, 2009 | Images
In the comments section, Simon Abrahams writes: Thought you might be interested in how the iconic portraits of Napoleon – by Ingres, David, Gros and others – almost all resemble the artist’s self-portrait. These are not portraits of Napoleon, as most...
by cameron | Mar 28, 2009 | Podcast, Premium Podcasts
We made it to 50! w00t! Thanks to everyone for supporting our little show over the last few years. It’s been an honour to create these shows for you. Can I ask a favour? Would you mind going to our iTunes page and rating the podcast? The more ratings we get, the...
by cameron | Mar 16, 2009 | Napoleon news
Dear friends, I’ve just been hit with a large hosting bill for TPN’s servers and bandwidth and unfortunately I don’t have the funds to cover it this month. So I have set up a special fund raising exercise via ChipIn which will run for this week. Out...
by cameron | Mar 4, 2009 | General
I’m not sure if it’s because of all the hype that Twitter has been getting in the US media lately, or if it’s because he’s just a hipster, but my friend J. David Markham has set up a Twitter account. Keep track of the daily life of the...
by cameron | Feb 28, 2009 | Napoleon news
If you’re using Twitter, then you might like to follow “It’s Napoleon”. Written by Marie Reed Saint Fargeau from Yonne, France, this is a Twitter feed which mostly contains quotes from the Emperor. See an example below. Of course, you should...
by cameron | Feb 27, 2009 | Napoleon news
Hi folks, David and I are trying to schedule a time and a guest for a new Napoleon episode. I just didn’t want you to think we’d forgotten about you. I’m also getting closer to having the Ajaccio/Paris/Elba DVD ready. Just editing some final bits of...
by cameron | Feb 24, 2009 | General
While in Paris last July, after the Ajaccio INS Congress, I had the pleasure of meeting one of our listeners face-to-face – Nicholas Stark, an 18-year old Napoleon student who lives in Philadelphia. In his own words, Nicholas is “devout young historian,...
