The author has translated the key French texts of the period into modern English (and thankfully removed some of the annoying flowery language of the time). Texts are grouped into chronological periods and each period has a lucid introduction summarizing the events of the period.
This book is intended for those who really want to DIG into the period.

This out of print book is a facinating story of the settlement of the Colorado Rockies. It details the freight wagons role in carrying supplies to mining camps from the rail head. The book is full of personal interest stories that both inform and facinate.

This is a great book about the Haitian Revolution it is different essay about this revolution impact on other nations in the Atlantic World. It not only gives various historians thoughts and ideas but a more rounder view of what this revolution really did for the atlantic world.

This book is a collection of letters between Indian soldiers and their families in the First World War, translated into English from the various languages in which they were originally written. Many thousands of soldiers from what was then the British Empire fought for the Allies in WW1, and a large number of them came from India--Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims. They had enlisted for traditional warfare in South Asia, and nothing could have prepared them for what they found when they arrived in the trenches of the Western Front. Their accounts of their experiences are fascinating, powerful and moving. David Omissi, the editor, provides an excellent introduction and gives useful background information. I strongly recommend this book.

This book is well-written, persuasive, and very impressive. Highly recommended.

Easy to read with excellent illustrations from author's personal collection. Knowledge of detail very impressive.Highly recommended for excellent overview of this most fascinating historical figure. Col. Floyd McRae, USAF, Ret., Napoleonic Alliance.

It is so difficult to say something new and original about Napoleon, but in Napoleon's Road to Glory David Markham has given the man and the events a totally original and new spin that is a veritable tour de force. His prose is exciting, like bursts of gunfire, on the run, rather than the long-winded orations too often found in historical writing. The book is well-written, well-researched and especially easy to read. It sounds like a pleasant conversation between friends and not thunder and lightening from a pulpit! Markham knows how to keep his audience's attention and the story flows smoothly without the usual ups and downs. He asks the right questions and gives excellent answers and explanations. Napoleon's Road to Glory is a most impressive accomplishment!

Prince Gregory Troubetzkoy
Fellow, International Napoleonic Society
Author, In the Service of the Tsar: The Memoirs of Denis Davidov

Easy to read. Step-by-step guide to organizing and conducting a community based science fair. Useful forms and timelines. Helpful ideas for kick-off assemblies and how to judge entries. Great resource for K-8 grade levels and tailors information for specific age levels.

This is an excellent overview of OFFENBACH'S life and works,focusing on his best operettas that are the objects of a good analysis.Like all great composers of the past,OFFENBACH needs to be replaced in his original context to be fully appreciated.What you learn is that he was a family man who loved his children.He was also a composer who had many parallels with ROSSINI;both were considered bouffons and desperetately wanted to be taken seriously as composers.There are pictures of HORTENSE SCHNEIDER who created many roles and a few of him as well.OFFENBACH was a favorite victim of the caricaturistes of his time.He was also in a way a feminist before his time,because he created strong characters for women.In all,this is a usefull book,worth reading.

Now in a completely updated and expanded sixth edition, Paris Inside Out by David Applefield (an American writer who has been living and working in Paris for almost twenty years) is a thoroughly "user friendly" and comprehensive resource for finding housing; getting a job; studying in a university, exchange program, or language school; or simply becoming immersed in French culture, society, vocabulary; arts, and cuisine. Paris Inside Out is particularly recommended for its "insider" tips for such newcomer survival skills as how to use the phones, computer and online needs, accessing health care, and even banking information. If you are planning a trip to Paris for business or pleasure, whether for a weekend, or a summer season or a year 'round adventure, then begin your planning by getting a copy of David Applefield's Paris Inside Out!

I purchased this book prior to my trip to Paris. It contains detailed maps for most of popular areas of Paris, and also includes a little bit of information about the famous landmarks. I carried this book with me everywhere and it helped tremendously in finding every address I was looking for. Another nice thing about it is that it is small and easy to tote around. A must for anyone who gets lost easily!