In my school days I got only one very good teacher in history,a female professor which has inspired me for a more intensive study of historical books and history to learn more about the evolution of the mankind and failures which have happened and to learn how humans can prevent things like the Hol...

A semi-serious statement by a French historian says it all: There was no such person as Napoleon, he did not exist. My interpretation of that statement: The Napoleon that we know of did not exist. What we know of him today has been shaped and distorted by the peeves and rants, proponents and opposit...

It is my pet theory that Beethoven was an admirer of Napoleon until his death. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Beethoven_3.jpg/180px-Beethoven_3.jpg Beethoven in 1804 Beethoven, like many contemporary Romatic artists of his time, was a great admirer of Napoleon. A story by F...

I love it! Thank you very much Nikel!

Now onto the Pratzen!

My favorite Napoleonic general is Saint-Hilaire who lead the breakthrough at Pratzen Heights. According to the internet, this is what he looks like: [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/Général_de_Saint-Hilaire.jpg[/img] Apparently he has more hair than the one depicted in the gam...