Scientists say they've discovered traces of the deadly pathogens that ravaged Napoleon's soldiers during his doomed 1812 retreat from Russia — offering a clearer picture of the circumstances of the ...

An artist's representation of Napoleon's forces trudging through snow during the ruler's ill-fated military campaign of 1812. Historians have long known that as hundreds of thousands of Napoleon ...

Both Napoleon and Hitler underestimated the resolve and capacity of their adversaries. During WW2, German intelligence ...

Napoleon Bonaparte's disastrous invasion of Russia in 1812 saw his massive "Grande Armée" almost destroyed by hunger, enemy attacks and the brutal winter. But now, scientists have identified another ...

Nearly every aspect of Napoleon Bonaparte’s military strategy has been extensively studied for centuries. But if there is a single lesson that anyone—from would-be dictators to casual Risk board game ...

The Battle of Berezina in 1812 was a significant moment in Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte's aborted campaign against Tsarist Russia, with French troops suffering heavy losses as they fled the pursuing ...

Confidential complaints filed by troops and their families reveal patterns of wrongdoing in the ranks that are hidden from ...