Sublime
An inspiration engine for ideas
Not sure this count, but I’m going to share it anyway. In 1840 When he heard that Napoleon’s remains were coming back to France, Marshall Moncey, one of the last Empire marshalls still alive, and dying from old age and weakness, begged his doctor to stuff him woth enough drugs to honour his Emperor one last time. When the coffin passed, he was here... See more
What did French marshals say when napoleon died?
For the Army
Napoleon befriend the Regiment who watch over Longwood House. Napoleon have some small talks with them using Las Cases (the guy who wrote the Memorial) as a translator, I know he gets pretty well with the scottish troops to whom he flattered the ego, spoke of the Auld Alliance, Celtic History and their reputation of great warrior. Hudso... See more
Napoleon befriend the Regiment who watch over Longwood House. Napoleon have some small talks with them using Las Cases (the guy who wrote the Memorial) as a translator, I know he gets pretty well with the scottish troops to whom he flattered the ego, spoke of the Auld Alliance, Celtic History and their reputation of great warrior. Hudso... See more
Saint Helena
Harvey Mansfield at 93 did a 3-hour interview with no break, sharp as ever.
Here is the final product, a masterclass on Machiavelli: the Anti-Christ.
According to Mansfield, Machiavelli is the very founder of modernity, responsible for establishing the very world you and I live in. He is the... See more
Johnathan Bix.comIl avait persuadé ses hommes que rien ne résisterait à leur marche glorieuse. Il leur avait offert les Pyramides en 1798, la Rhénanie en 1805, les portes de Madrid en 1808, les plaines de Hollande en 1810. Il avait mis à genoux l’Angleterre en 1802, à Amiens et contraint le tsar de toutes les Russies à ronronner gentiment, à Tilsit en 1807. Il avai
... See moreSylvain Tesson • Berezina (French Edition)
