#2 – Early life and military career

#2 – Early life and military career

  In Episode #2 of Napoleon 101, we start the story of Napoleon’s life with his birth in the town of Ajaccio on the island of Corsica in the Mediterranean. We then cover: The political environment of Corsica His father Carlo’s relationship with the...

Sir Tony O’Reilly reviews Zamoyski’s “1812”

Who reads Napoleonic literature? Sir Anthony O’Reilly, that’s who. Executive Chairman of Independent News and Media, Sir Tony has just written an excellent review of Adam Zamoyski’s “1812: Napoleon’s Fatal March On Moscow” for the...
#1 – An Introduction

#1 – An Introduction

Welcome to the first episode of Napoleon 101! David and I are very excited about creating this show and the rest of the series. For this first episode, we thought we’d start by giving you a bit of a taste-tester. Before we get deep into the nitty-gritty of his...