Another Great Napoleonic Event:

The 10th International Napoleonic Fair, held on Sunday 16th February at London's Royal National Hotel, was a great success. The show, which
visitors from all over the world, is well and truly established as the subject area¹s key event. Before the doors opened at nine thirty more than
eighty enthusiasts were already queuing outside.

There was a wide range of exhibitors, with Napoleonic merchandise from models and replica weapons to historical artifacts and computer games ­ as
well as demonstration wargames and displays put on by the Napoleonic Association and others.

The exhibitors included a number of veterans, such as Battlescene Pictures, Bonapartes, Ian Fletcher Battlefield Tours and Librarie Historique
Teissedre ­ from Paris. A vast range of antiquarian and secondhand books were also on offer, making the show the event to come to if you want to
track down that elusive first edition.

This years wargames featured the Loughton Strike Force, presenting the Assault on the Hill of Arinez, Vittoria 1813, the Battle of Toulouse by
Southend Wargames Club and a Peninsular Battle by the Napoleonic Gamers.

Lectures at the International Napoleonic Fair are often regarded as a highlight of the event and this year was no exception. David Markham, who
flew in from Seattle especially for the event, spoke on the way Napoleon used his bulletins for propaganda, then signed copies of his new book
Imperial Glory. His speech was chaired by John Hughes-Wilson.

Ian Robertson later presented a well-attended talk on Wellington¹s Campaign in France, chaired by John S White, then autographed copies of his latest book, Wellington Invades France: The Final Phase of the Peninsular War, 1813-1814.

The Fair had a real international flavour with visitors from France, America, Belgium,Spain and Germany. In addition a number of leading
Napoleonic authors were present, including Dr David Chandler, Andrew Uffindell, Rene Chatrand and Digby Smith.

You will shortly be able to view and download photographs of the Fair from the Greenhill Books website at www.greenhillbooks.com.

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