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Archive for February, 2006

The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #002 - Early life and military career

Saturday, February 25th, 2006

Napoleon #002 (mp3 - 16Mb - 46mins)
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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 Corsican revolutionary Paoli
Napoleon’s life at […]

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

Friday, February 10th, 2006

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 NZ Herald.
I’m currently reading it as well and enjoying it very much. Zamoyski really drags you into the morass of egos, betrayal […]

The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #001 - An Introduction to Napoleon Bonaparte

Monday, February 6th, 2006

Napoleon 101 #001 (mp3 - 24Mb - 68 mins)
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Welcome to the first episode of Napoleon 101! David and I are very excited about creating this show and the rest of the series.
If you are new to the show, and want to know the background to the series, please read this.
For this […]