“Yet Hardenberg was kept on in secret government service by King Frederick William and his fiercely anti-Napoleonic wife, the beautiful and independent-minded Queen Louise, daughter of the Duke of Mecklenburg, not least in order to keep diplomatic channels open to Russia.” MindBeautifulIndependentFierce Book:Napoleon Source: Napoleon
“It was a measure of Napoleon’s resilience and resourcefulness – and of the confidence that he still commanded – that having returned from Russia with only 10,000 effectives from his central invading force, he was able within four months to field an army of 151,000 men for the Elbe campaign, with many more to come.” ForceConfidenceArmyResilienceResourcefulCampaignInvade Book:Napoleon: A Life Source: Napoleon: A Life
“With their own record of killing 12 million American Indians and supporting slavery for four decades after the British abolished it, Americans wish to project their historical guilt on to someone else.” WishHistoryMillionsRecordsFourHumourProjectsSlaveryGuiltHistoricalKillingBritishDecadesAmerican Indian Author:Andrew Roberts
“When, during the Second World War, the island of Malta came through three terrible years of bombardment and destruction, it was rightly awarded the George Medal for bravery: today Israel should be awarded a similar decoration for defending democracy, tolerance and Western values against a murderous onslaught that has lasted twenty times as long.” WorldShouldYearsLongWarTodayValuesThreeDemocracyTerribleDestructionTwentiesBraveryWesternIsraelToleranceIslandsWar Of The WorldsMedalSecond World WarDecorationMaltaWestern Values Author:Andrew Roberts
“What finally scuppered Napoleon's Europe was of course the fatal combination of the English Channel and the Russian winter; the same unlikely partnership that also did for Hitler's Europe.” CoursesHistoryEuropeWinterCombinationPartnershipUnlikely Author:Andrew Roberts
