Possible Starting Places

•   "Napoleon Bonaparte, Ex-Emperor," Economist (December 23, 1999).

• Napoleon:  The four-part four-hour PBS Empires series is available below via YouTube.

Episode I, Part 1

Episode I, Part 2

Episode I, Part 3

Episode I, Part 4

Episode I, Part 5

Episode II, Part 1

Episode II, Part 2

Episode II, Part 3

Episode II, Part 4

Episode II, Part 5

Episode III, Part 1

Episode III, Part 2

Episode III, Part 3

Episode III, Part 4

Episode III, Part 5

Episode IV, Part 1

Episode IV, Part 2

Episode IV, Part 3

Episode IV, Part 4

Episode IV, Part 5

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Articles

•   Martin Patriquin, "'What Would Napoleon Do?': Why Quebec's Leaders, From Trudeau Down, Love The Losing Emperor," Maclean's (June 3, 2010).

•  Philippe Girard, "Napoleon Bonaparte And The Emancipation Issue In Saint-Domingue, 1799-1803," French Historical Studies, 32 (Fall 2009): 587-618.

• Matthew MacLachlan, "Napoleon And Empire," History Review (December 2007): 13-17.

• Jonathan Riley, "How Good Was Napoleon?," History Today, 57 (July 2007).

• "Congress Of Vienna: The World's First Summit," Economist (April 12, 2007).

• Adam Gopnik, "Slaughterhouse: The Idealistic Origins Of Total War," New Yorker (February 12, 2007).

• Steven Englund, "Napoleon And Hitler," Journal Of The Historical Society, 6 (March 2006): 151-69.

• Christopher Hitchens, "Triumph At Trafalgar," Atlantic (October 2005).

• Laurent Joffrin, "Napoleon," History Today, 55 (July 2005): 15-20.

• Christopher Woodward, "Napoleon's Last Journey," History Today, 55 (July 2005): 51-59.

• "Napoleon In Russia: Horse Dung And All," Economist (April 15, 2004).

•   David A. Bell, "The Napoleon Complex," New Republic, 228 (April 14, 2003).

•   Michael Broers, "The Napoleonic Police and Their Legacy," History Today (May 1999).

•   Andrzej Nieuwazny, "Napoleon and Polish Identity," History Today (May 1998).

• Jeremy Black, "Napoleon's Impact on International Relations," History Today (February 1998).

•   Charles Esdaile, "Popular Resistance in Napoleonic Europe," History Today (February 1998).

•   A.D. Harvey, "Napoleon: The Myth," History Today (January 1998).

• Michael Rapport, "Napoleon's Rise To Power," History Today, 48 (January 1998).

• Janet Hartley, "Napoleon in Russia: Saviour or Anti-Christ?," History Today (January 1991).

• "A Bad Case Of Napoleonomania," Time (August 15, 1969).

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Napoleon In The News

•   Sara Wheeler, "Napoleon In Purgatory," Guardian, August 16, 2008.

• William J. Broad, "Hair Analysis Deflates Napoleon Poisoning Theories," New York Times, June 10, 2008.

•   Katherine Bouton, "The Shock Of The Old," New York Times, December 9, 2007.

•   "Napoleon Sword Sells For Millions," BBC News, June 10, 2007.

•   "Napoleon Runs For Parliament Seat," BBC News, June 7, 2007.

• Judith Pascoe, "Op-Ed Contributor: Collect-Me-Nots," New York Times, May 17, 2007.

• Jon Henley, "Napoleon The Inspiration For Hitler, Says Historian," Guardian, November 29, 2005.

• James Sturcke, "Napoleon Who?," Guardian, March 16, 2005.

• Elaine Sciolino, "Ajaccio Journal: Napoleon's His Name And He Has Conquest In Mind," New York Times, July 25, 2003.

• Paul Lewis, "Napoleon's Dead, But The Battles Rage On," New York Times, March 28, 1998.

• Gary Yerkey, "Napoleon Lost Battle Of Waterloo, But Still Dominates The Battlefield," Christian Science Monitor, August 9, 1983.

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Napoleonic Wars In The News

•   "Napoleon's Defeated Soldiers Buried In Lithuania," BBC News, November 29, 2010.

• Mark Mazower, "'War And Peace': The Fact Check," New York Times, June 18, 2010.

• John Steele Gordon, "Hubris Of A Man Who Thought He Was Napoleon," New York Times, April 7, 2010.

• Dominic Lieven, "Excerpt: 'Russia Against Napoleon,'" New York Times, April 7, 2010.

• "Trafalgar 200," BBC News In-Depth, August 15, 2007.

•   Steve Rosenberg, "Germany Re-enacts Battle Of Jena," BBC News, October 14, 2006.

•   Huw Williams, "Up Close And Personal With Nelson, " BBC News, July 11, 2006.

•   "France Remembers Slavery Victims," BBC News, May 10, 2006.

•   Henry Fountain, "Napoleon's Flaw: Lousy Army," New York Times, December 27, 2005.

• "Lice 'Undermined Napoleon's Army,'" BBC News, December 18, 2005.

•   "In Pictures: Austerlitz Re-Enacted," BBC News, December 3, 2005.

•   Jan Repa, "Furore Over Austerlitz Ceremony," BBC News, December 2, 2005.

• Alex Beam, "Meanwhile: When Britannia Ruled The Waves," New York Times, October 19, 2005.

• "Napoleon 'Not Killed,' Paper Says," BBC News, October 7, 2005.

•   Caroline Wyatt, "France Accepts Trafalgar Legacy," BBC News, June 27, 2005.

• Tristan Redman, "For Trafalgar, Shrillness And Shrugs," New York Times, June 23, 2005.

• "Battle Of Trafalgar: 200th Anniversary," Guardian, June 10, 2005.

• "Hundreds Remember Napoleonic POWs," BBC News, April 2, 2005.

• Ian Traynor, "Frozen Victims Of 1812 Get Final Burial," Guardian, June 2, 2003.

•   "Statue Replacement Call 'Despicable,'" BBC News, January 31, 2003.

• "UK And Spain Mark Menorca Anniversary," BBC News, May 12, 2002.

• "Napoleonic Soldiers Laid To Rest," BBC News, November 3, 1999.

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Web-Sites

• Napoleon:  The companion web-site for the PBS documentary.

•    Napoleonic Guide: One of the best of the innumerable sites about "the Little Corporal."

•   : A foundation devoted to the study of the First and Second French Empires.

•   :  Another gateway to all materials Bonaparte.

• Age Of Napoleon:  Google Books access to the book by J. Christopher Herold.

• Napoleon -- A Political Life:  A Google Books preview of Steven Englund's biography.

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Audio And Video Sites

•   "Boney's Revenge," Trafalgar Season, BBC Radio 4, October 10, 2005.

•   "Napoleon's Lessons For America," Boston University World Of Ideas, WBUR, August 15, 2004.

• "Napoleon," All Things Considered, October 24, 2002.

• "Napoleon Biography," Talk Of The Nation, September 24, 1997.