Napoleon's Wars
Autor Charles Esdaileen Limba Engleză Paperback – oct 2009
A glorious?and conclusive?chronicle of the wars waged by one of the most polarizing figures in military history
Acclaimed on both sides of the Atlantic as a new standard on the subject, this sweeping, boldly written history of the Napoleonic era reveals its central protagonist as a man driven by an insatiable desire for fame, and determined ?to push matters to extremes.? More than a myth-busting portrait of Napoleon, however, it offers a panoramic view of the armed conflicts that spread so quickly out of revolutionary France to countries as remote as Sweden and Egypt. As it expertly moves through conflicts from Russia to Spain, Napoleon?s Wars proves to be history writing equal to its subject?grand and ambitious?that will reframe the way this tumultuous era is understood.
Acclaimed on both sides of the Atlantic as a new standard on the subject, this sweeping, boldly written history of the Napoleonic era reveals its central protagonist as a man driven by an insatiable desire for fame, and determined ?to push matters to extremes.? More than a myth-busting portrait of Napoleon, however, it offers a panoramic view of the armed conflicts that spread so quickly out of revolutionary France to countries as remote as Sweden and Egypt. As it expertly moves through conflicts from Russia to Spain, Napoleon?s Wars proves to be history writing equal to its subject?grand and ambitious?that will reframe the way this tumultuous era is understood.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780143116288
ISBN-10: 0143116282
Pagini: 672
Ilustrații: 16-p color art insert; b/w maps in front matter
Dimensiuni: 140 x 211 x 38 mm
Greutate: 0.66 kg
Editura: Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10: 0143116282
Pagini: 672
Ilustrații: 16-p color art insert; b/w maps in front matter
Dimensiuni: 140 x 211 x 38 mm
Greutate: 0.66 kg
Editura: Penguin Publishing Group
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Recenzii
"[A] masterly account of the Napoleonic wars . . . Makes the familiar story fresh."
-The Economist
"A joy to read . . . Attractive, well written and, on occasion, pleasantly idiosyncratic . . . A splendid book."
-Literary Review
"Deft, authoritative, often strikingly counterintuitive, this is the definitive word on the subject."
-Telegraph (UK), Books of the Year
-The Economist
"A joy to read . . . Attractive, well written and, on occasion, pleasantly idiosyncratic . . . A splendid book."
-Literary Review
"Deft, authoritative, often strikingly counterintuitive, this is the definitive word on the subject."
-Telegraph (UK), Books of the Year
Descriere
Noted historian Esdaile argues that the chief motivating factor for Napoleon was his insatiable desire for fame. More than a mythbusting portrait of Napoleon, however, this volume offers a panoramic view of the armed conflicts that spread so quickly out of revolutionary France.
Notă biografică
Charles Esdaile is Professor of History at the University of Liverpool. His The Peninsular War was acclaimed by many reviewers, including Andrew Roberts and Bernard Cornwell.