Thanks for the podcasts. I started listening at episode 3 or 4 and have kept up religiously. Great stuff.

By the way, I would encourage you not to back off of drawing comparisons to current events, such as the Iraq war, regardless of complaints you might receive. To make it more balanced, just throw in other examples to show that Bush is not alone in making that oft-repeated mistake of reaching beyond one’s means militarily. There’s MacArthur in Korea, Hitler going into Russia, Lee sending Pickett up Cemetery Ridge at Gettysburg (the list goes on). All men thought their armies invincible.

One other thing. When you discuss Napolean’s march into Russia, your listeners might find it helpful to view Charles Joseph Minard’s statistical graphic. This is a very powerful presentation of the events leading to the devastating conclusion of the campaign.

Thanks again.

Eric

My books not on the Emerald Isle? I say march into those bookstores and demand that they stock each and every one of them! Or, go to my website and order one from Amazon. McGlynn’s book is a decent read, but I disagree with his view of Napoleon.

We can only do so many so fast, Darren! But we’ll try to pick up the pace a bit after the first of the year. For a quick fix, listen to the two short podcasts I’ve done for the Dahesh Museum of Art and Wiley Books. You can access they through my website.

Meanwhile, here is my wish for you and all of our listeners to have a great holiday season and a super New Year!

David
http://www.NapoleonicHistory.com

The relaxed delivery of the podcast is as refreshing as it is informative. Keep it up there lads, and do more episodes. Post haste
Sincerely,
Darren, Dublin

just wanted to say that i have recently stumbled across your podcast in my unending search for great new media, and the second i noted the title and the leangth of show, i fell in love.
napoleon certainly is one of the most interesting people one could possibly study, and i had already decided that following the excellent Robert Fisk book i am reading now, the next book i would read would be on Napoleon, so this podcast came to me at a great time; now i can learn about both subjects.
your laid back style of discussiona and entertaining little trundles into politics and society of our current times is also very ammusing and i find myself laughing out lowd sometimes as the two of you try to outdo the other in handing out compliments, it really is quite a show, and much more that just a dry review of history.
I have recomended your show to several of my friends, noone of whom i am sad to say are quite the podcast junkie i am, but what can you do?
my only suggestion, and i recognize this may not be possible, would be to go into further deapth in regards to specific battles. or perhaps to be more consistent in describing them. sometimes i notice you paint a very vibrant picture of a battle that i can picture in my head, and grasp why it turned out the way it did, but other time you seem to skim over a lot quicker, leaving it vague as to why the outcome was exactly the way it was. i know you guys are doing your best and it is awesome dont get me wrong, but i am a young guy, and i love the battle tactics and so on. i am really interested in the specifcs that made napoleon top dog on every field he stepped onto by the way, i am from Victoria BC Canada, and i can look out the window of my house and see Davids mountain range on a nice clear day.
So I may not be the closest listener to you David, but i definately tied for the closest non American listener, which is good enough for me.
keep up the great work guys.
Sincerely Mike from Canada