by cameron | Sep 2, 2007 | Podcast, Premium Podcasts
In our mighty 27th episode, almost another full 90 minutes, David and I look at the events leading to the War of the Sixth Coalition. After the terrible losses Napoleon suffered on his “strategic withdrawal” from Russia, his political position in Europe...
by cameron | Aug 16, 2007 | Podcast, Premium Podcasts
Recorded on Napoleon’s 238th birthday, we celebrate by making this our LONGEST show yet! 93 minutes of Napoleonic fun! Well, actually, as the subject is the Russian campaign, perhaps not so much fun for Napoleon and his troops, but fun for us to discuss...
by cameron | Aug 15, 2007 | General
Listener Marc Bergevin Vollebekk in Ottawa has created a Napoleon 101 group in Facebook as a place for us to discuss the topics on the show! Thanks Marc! You can join the group by clicking this link –> Napoleon 101 Facebook Group.
by cameron | Aug 7, 2007 | Images
Napoleon Gance Poster (2) Originally uploaded by cameronreilly Isn’t David Markham the bomb!?! He sent me this marvelous, fully framed and original poster from the 1980 restoration of Abel Gance’s 1927 silent epic “Napoleon”. I love it. This is...
by cameron | Aug 1, 2007 | Podcast, Premium Podcasts
In this episode, David talks us through The Battle of Borodino, which took place on September 7, 1812, and was the largest and bloodiest single-day battle of the Napoleonic Wars, involving more than a quarter of a million soldiers and resulting in at least 70,000...
