The collection, amassed over 40 years, comes from the trove of avid Napoleon collector and socialite Pierre-Jean Chalençon ...

Hot on the heels of Austrian forces, Napoleon launched a swift, aggressive strike at Bassano—capturing thousands and keeping momentum in his favor.

Pierre-Jean Chalençon’s trove is one of the most comprehensive private Napoleonic collections ever to come to market.

THE ROAD TO GLORY—F. Britten Austin —Stokes ($2.50). On March 26, 1796, General Napoleon, Commander-in-Chief of the Army of Italy, with a dubious reputation to maintain, arrived in Nice to ...

He uses images to make sure that his victories in Italy are widely publicized in France. Although the Egyptian campaign was a military disaster, Napoleon was able to exploit the French people's ...

Italy, features a volumes of literature tied to Napoleon Bonaparte and a portrait of Voltaire. Spadolini has a large collection of books, documents and other artifacts with ties to Bonaparte.

By David Rooney Chief Film Critic Abel Gance’s 1927 French silent film, also titled Napoleon, is the most ... of the Revolutionary Wars and ending in Italy, with visions of future battlefield ...