Napoleon As Military Commander - Couverture souple

Marshall-Cornwall, James

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0141391014 ISBN 13 : 9780141391014

Editeur : Penguin Classics, 2002

Synopsis

Whether as a general or as a statesman the two decades of Napoleon's maturity, from the triumphant invasion of Italy to the final defeat at Waterloo, were years of extraordinary achievement. Almost as remarkable as the victories were the disasters at Trafalgar, in the Iberian Peninsula, in Russia and at Leipzig which the Imperial forces survived. General Sir James Marshall-Cornwall is a distinguished military historian, and he analyses Napoleon as military commander. Since, however, strategy and statecraft were as closely intertwined in Napoleon's career as in that of Oliver Cromwell, it is impossible to consider his generalship in complete isolation. The author's clarity of exposition and fine writing bring the heroic age back to life.

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À propos de l'auteur

General Sir James Marshall-Cornwall (1887-1985) served on Field-Marshall Haig's Staff in the First World War and played an active part in WWII, in charge of Western Command 1941-1942 and subsequently working with the SOE and MI6. He spoke two dozenlanguages, was President of the Royal Geographical Society and his other books include 'Marshal Massena' (OUP), an autobiography 'Wars and Rumours of Wars', and 'Haig as Military Commander', to be in Penguin Classic Military History in Sepember 2002.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Penguin Classics
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0141391014
• ISBN 13: 9780141391014
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 352
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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