Between 1805 and 1812, Napoleon Bonaparte transformed Europe through a series of bold military campaigns and strategic conquests that expanded the French Empire to its peak. This video delves into ...

Napoleon’s Wars: An International History, 1803–1815, by Charles Esdaile (Viking, 656 pp., $35) For all his renown, Napoleon Bonaparte remains an elusive figure with a contested legacy. Admirers view ...

Millions died in a decade of Napoleonic wars. After crowning himself emperor in 1804, Napoleon conquered much of Europe. Some were happy to see him come, says Steven Englund, historian and author ...

Napoleon set great currents flowing in Europe. His vision of the civil state was the single greatest – if not the sole – influence on the nature of modern Europe’s civil sphere.

During the last three days in May, at the start of Europe’s summer of discontent, in 72 hours, accompanied by my trusty travel companion Watson, I drove across the core of the Napoleonic ...

Napoleon made a bold return from exile in 1815 only to lose his last shot at empire in a crushing defeat delivered by the Duke of Wellington and the combined forces of Europe.

During the last three days in May, at the start of Europe’s summer of discontent, in 72 hours, accompanied by my trusty travel companion Watson, I drove across the core of the Napoleonic ...

It will be attended by ambassadors from every European Union country that once contributed, whether they liked it or not, to Napoleon's Grand Army of 1812. Top Find out more ...

Zemmour likes to recall how it took all of Europe to defeat Napoleon in 1815. By 1940, Nazi Germany crushed France in three weeks. Today, he argues, the country has difficulty even controlling its ...