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.
| ISBN: | 9780141014203 |
| Publication date: | 28th August 2008 |
| Author: | Charles J Esdaile |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 621 pages |
| Genres: |
European history Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare) Specific wars and campaigns General and world history |
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 features in the following genres: European history, Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare), Specific wars and campaigns, General and world history
Paperback. £15.29, down from the £16.99 cover price. In Stock.
Napoleon's Wars was written by Charles J Esdaile and published by Penguin Books an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
Napoleon's Wars has 621 pages
£15.29, reduced from £16.99. In Stock.