This quarterly arrived in Europe and was well worth the wait. This issue concentrates on Bonaparte's adventure to Egypt. Each article is well written, readable, and supported by colour illustrations and superb maps.

The presentation is professional and the content, a mixture of articles, news, reviews, and adverts will almost certainly include something of interest to everyone. The well-presented colour cartography was of particular use. Napoleon has clearly staked its claim to the position of leading US magazine in the hobby.

As the title indicates, the magazine is oriented towards a certain person, a man who would seem almost some sort of folk hero in certain parts of the world. Perhaps not so many Europeans would see Napoleon's career through such rose-tinted spectacles and some may find the occasional lapse into Bonapartism hard to accept uncritically. This magazine provides another perspective and a counterbalance to the Anglocentric magazines that hold sway in Europe. As such, its views should not necessarily be discounted.

The editorial policy not to include source references is under review, and bibliographies appear with the articles. The authors do have authoritative sounding credentials, although a magazine endeavoring to be a scholarly journal should favor such mechanism. After all, much of the archival material is in Europe and an European audience needs to be convinced that any claims to authority can be substantiated.

I would recommend anyone interested in the period subscribe to Napoleon.