| Napoleon's Wars: An International History Contributor(s): Esdaile, Charles (Author) |
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ISBN: 0143116282 ISBN-13: 9780143116288 Publisher: Penguin Books OUR PRICE: $20.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2009 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - General - History | Europe - France |
| Dewey: 940.27 |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 5.5" W x 8.3" (1.45 lbs) 672 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |