In the summer of 1804, the eagle was chosen as the symbol of the French Army by Napoleon himself. The Emperor's sculptor, Chaudet, made the original model, and from this were cast bronze copies in the workshop of Thomire, which would be proudly borne into battle by many a French regiment. This fascinating work by Terence Wise explores in depth the flags, colours and guidons of the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815), concentrating on France and her allies, and covering every faction from Baden to Wurzburg. This book is a must for anyone interested in this fascinating topic.

This guide to the flags of the world provides concise, up-to-date coverage of every country in the world, giving the history, meaning and symbolism of national flags, together with large-scale and smaller locator maps. It includes: history of flags; colour flags of over 220 countries and territories; flags of international organisations; large-scale and detailed locator maps for easy reference; up-to-date data and statistics for all countries; information about the history and symbolism of each flag; a section on de facto and emerging states; and is fully indexed.

The only book that comprehensively covers the history of the eagle emblem in such detail. Beautifully photographed and illustrated. A bold expression of a fledgling republic's aspirations and bravado, the American bald eagle has been designed, drawn, illustrated, stamped, engraved, painted, sculpted, carved, photographed, and etched by thousands of artists and artisans since 1782, when it first appeared as the central figure on the Great Seal of the United States. As America's most versatile emblem, the eagle emanates confidence during peace and prosperity, and strength during crisis and war. As a North American native species it exemplifies nature's grandeur and the advance of conservation. In all, the bald eagle is a stirring national symbol made all the more vibrant by its indisputable dominion in the sky. American Eagle: A Visual History of Our National Emblem is a visual survey that explores the eagle in American life. A remarkable book that represents American culture, politics, and history, American Eagle will be the definitive source of this national icon for generations to come. For forty-five years Preston Cook has amassed a collection of more than twenty thousand eagle objects. His collection will be housed in the first and only museum dedicated to the American eagle, currently under development at the National Eagle Center in Wabasha, Minnesota.

Le Livre des symboles allie essais originaux et incisifs sur des symboles particuliers a des images representatives provenant de tous les horizons et de toutes les epoques de l'histoire. Les textes tres accessibles s'associent de facon originale a pres de 800 magnifiques images en couleurs pour transmettre les dimensions voilees du sens. Chacun de ces quelque 350 essais examine les origines psychiques d'un symbole donne et la maniere dont il evoque les processus et dynamiques psychiques. Les racines etymologiques, les jeux d'opposition, le paradoxe et l'ombre, les differentes manieres dont les diverses cultures ont fait naitre une image symbolique: tous ces facteurs sont pris en compte. Rediges par des auteurs specialises dans les domaines de la psychologie, de la religion, de l'art, de la litterature et de la mythologie comparee, les essais entrent en resonance de maniere a refleter les correspondances inattendues de la psyche. Il n'existe pas de definitions immuables, qui auraient tendance a ecraser les symboles; un symbole encore essentiel demeure partiellement inconnu, attire notre attention et s'offre sous de nouvelles manifestations et de nouveaux sens au cours du temps. Plutot que de proposer de simples categories, Le Livre des symboles met en lumiere la maniere dont on passe de l'experience visuelle d'une image symbolique dans l'art, la religion, la vie ou les reves, a l'experience directe de ses resonances personnelles et psychologiques. Le Livre des symboles etablit de nouvelles references pour l'exploration consciencieuse des symboles et de leurs significations et interessera une grande diversite de lecteurs: artistes, designers, reveurs et interpreteurs de reves, psychotherapeutes, autodidactes, amateurs de jeux videos, lecteurs de BD, chercheurs en religion et en spiritualite, ecrivains, etudiants et tous ceux qui s'interessent au pouvoir des images archetypales.