Napoleon's Wars: An International History, 1803 - 1815 - Couverture rigide

Esdaile, Charles

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0670020303 ISBN 13 : 9780670020300

Editeur : Viking Pr, 2008

Synopsis

Book by Esdaile Charles

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

No other soldier has provoked as much anger or as much fervour as Napoleon Bonaparte. Was he a monster, driven on by an endless, ruinous quest for military adventure - or was he a social and political visionary, brought down by petty reactionaries clinging to their privileges?Charles Esdaile's major new work reframes our understanding of Napoleon. Napoleon's Wars looks beyond the insatiable greed for glory to create a new, genuinely international context for Napoleon's career. The battles themselves Esdaile sees as almost side-effects, the consequences of rulers being willing to take the immense risks of fighting or supporting Napoleon - risks that could result in the extinction of entire countries and regimes.

Revue de presse :

"[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

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Viking Pr
• Date d'édition: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0670020303
• ISBN 13: 9780670020300
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 621