The Napoleonic Wars Podcast

What would happen if 'Master & Commander' met Horatio Nelson? Adam Preston, screenwriter and naval researcher, talks about his efforts to bring the story of Nelson and Emma Hamilton to the screen.Support Trafalgar TV:http://trafalgar.tvhttps://shows.acast.com/trafalgar-squaredTwitter: @trafalgartvshowhttps://www.facebook.com/TrafalgarTVseriesInstagram: trafalgartv Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Did the French left wing just run away at Salamanca? Well not exactly. Garry Wills continues his forensic reappraisal of what happened to the troops of Maucune & Thomierres' division after initially being broken. We discuss the French rearguard, and the tantalising clues that have been missed about the French last stand at Salamanca.Twitter: @zwhitehistory | @CaseshotpublishUse code Glory23 to save 20% on ‘Glory is fleeting’, the book containing the chapter this talk is based on. Available here: https://www.helion.co.uk/military-history-books/glory-is-fleeting-new-scholarship-on-the-napoleonic-wars.phpBuy Garry's books: https://www.helion.co.uk/people/garry-david-wills.php?sid=248533482b70b0602a0c16471b04cb9f Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Have we completely misunderstood a key part of the story of the Battle of Salamanca? Garry Wills joins me in a two parter to discuss the eye-opening inconsistencies in the accounts of the battle, and how he has unearthed clues that change our understanding of what unfolded in what was arguably Wellington's greatest victory.Twitter: @zwhitehistory | @CaseshotpublishUse code Glory23 to save 20% on ‘Glory is fleeting’, the book containing the chapter this talk is based on. Available here: https://www.helion.co.uk/military-history-books/glory-is-fleeting-new-scholarship-on-the-napoleonic-wars.phpBuy Garry's books: https://www.helion.co.uk/people/garry-david-wills.php?sid=248533482b70b0602a0c16471b04cb9f Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Where did Napoleon send his skilled Polish troops? How did they respond to the occupation of the Duchy of Warsaw? Why were the Polish Lancers feared and respected in equal measure? Dawid Gralik returns to complete the two-parter on Polish troops who served in the French army.Twitter: @zwhitehistory | @dawgra93 Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/thenapoleonicwarspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the final instalment of the three-part mega-interview on the men who fought for Napoleon at Waterloo, Graeme Callister talks about the breaking of D'Erlon's corps, and the injuries sustained by those men.Twitter: @zwhitehistory | @graemecallister Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Polish Lancers. They have a fearsome reputation from the Napoleonic Wars, but what do we really know about these men, and their countrymen in other units who served the Emperor from within the French Army itself? In the first instalment of a two-parter, Dawid Garlic returns to talk about the Polish troops who fought under the French flag, talking about their reasons for service, and some of the reasons for their remarkable reputation.Twitter: @zwhitehistory | @dawgra93Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/thenapoleonicwarspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the second instalment of this three hour odyssey diving deep into the rich sources on the French army that fought at Waterloo, Graeme Callister blows my mind with the implications of his research looking at what it can tell us about the experiences of these men on the battlefield.Twitter: @zwhitehistory | @graemecallister Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Graeme Callister returns in the first of a triple bill on his fascinating and enlightening research on the men of the French army who fought at Waterloo. In this part we talk about the misguided tropes about Napoleon's forces in 1815, the sources we can use to unpick those myths, and some of the eye-opening realisations that a detailed look at these men's lives can offer.Twitter: @zwhitehistory | @GraemeCallister Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Historian Professor Ed Coss, a leading researcher on the role of psychology on soldiers across history, joins me to talk about his innovative research discovering the possibility of Napoleon suffering from Traumatic Brain injuries, and a startling diagnosis of Narcisstic Personality Disorder.Buy the book: https://www.helion.co.uk/military-history-books/the-sword-and-the-spirit-proceedings-of-the-first-war-and-peace-in-the-age-of-napoleon-conference.php?sid=1574ac130a3757e2e6a4e5f0e794236c Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a taste of what you can get when you subscribe on Patreon for £1 a month, here's a sneak peek at a recent recording with Rachael Stark on Marshal Ney.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thenapoleonicwarspodTwitter: @zwhitehistory | @bookish_rachael Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.