The Reign Of Napoleon Bonaparte - Couverture souple

Asprey, Robert

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0465004822 ISBN 13 : 9780465004829

Editeur : Basic Books, 2002

Synopsis

The Reign of Napoleon Bonaparte Robert Asprey completes his two-volume biography with an intimate, fast-paced look at Napoleon's daring reign and tragic demise. We peer over Napoleon's shoulder as he solidifies his empire, loses control of it, plots his return from Elba, is defeated at Waterloo and suffers exile and death. Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Robert Asprey completes his definitive, two-volume biography with an intimate, fast-paced look at Napoleon's daring reign and tragic demise with more of the personality and passion that marked the first volume of this cradle to the grave biography. In The Rise of Napoleon Bonaparte, Asprey showed us that Napoleon was not the father of chaos, but rather an heir to it. In this companion volume, we see Napoleon struggling to subdue the turmoil. We peer over Napoleon's shoulder as he solidifies his growing empire through a series of marriages, military victories, and shrewd diplomatic manipulations. We watch Napoleon lose control of his empire, plot his return from Elba, rally peasants in his march to Paris, endure defeat at Waterloo and suffer exile and a lonely death on the island of St. Helena. Robert Asprey tells this fascinating, tragic tale in lush narrative detail.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Robert Asprey is a former U.S. Marine captain and an accomplished and esteemed military historian.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Basic Books
• Date d'édition: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0465004822
• ISBN 13: 9780465004829
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 512