Under the Sun“ A monthly column of random, historical vignettes... The post Putin & Napoleon: A True Story of Overreach, ...

General Napoleon Bonaparte is remembered as a crusader, tyrant, and initiator of a series of wars. But one of his lesser-known offenses — abandoning a crew of scholars and scientists in Egypt ...

The Austrians fortified a narrow wooden bridge in Lodi with fourteen cannons and three battalions, and dared Bonaparte to cross it. Bonaparte ordered a simple frontal assault on the bridge.

Black Pearl' has a lavish design that include Napoleon Bonaparte's piano, a massive wine cellar, yards of amber decor, and a ...

One year ago, I ventured into the world of journalism with my review of Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon” which inspired a set of twelve monthly columns dedicated to Iowa’s French and Napoleonic ...

While Bonaparte waited for the right moment to seize power, he looked to win new glories. Great Britain dominated the seas and enjoyed unbridled success in overseas trade. France was still at war ...

What shaped Napoleon? Read on to find out. The second son of Corsican rebels Carlo and Letizia, Napoleone di Buonaparte entered the world on 15 August, 1769, a mere year after the French purchased ...

French President Emmanuel Macron branded his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin an "imperialist" who was trying to "rewrite history" after Putin compared Macron's proposal to extend France's ...

Likely removed by Nazi researchers, the scrap of fabric is a small but crucial part of the tattered tapestry's nearly 1,000-year history Eli Wizevich When the blaze in Moscow subsided on September ...

Nearly a year after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, the National Transportation Safety Board is ...