In 1808, Napoleon's rivalry with Britain led to an ill-fated intervention in Portugal and Spain, that sparked a nationalist revolt against the French. At Bailén Napoleon's Empire suffered its first ...

Unlike its subject, the success of Napoleon has been anything but romantic. Almost a full year after Ridley Scott's epic biopic hit theaters, the iconic director's film is still bogged down by its ...

This is the story of the Decembrists, a group of young Russian aristocrats and army officers, including decorated veterans of the Napoleonic Wars, who returned home after the conflict hoping Russia ...