Book description
From Alan Forrest, a preeminent British scholar, comes an exceedingly readable account of the man and his legend
On a cold December day in 1840 Parisians turned out in force to watch as the body of Napoleon was solemnly carried on a riverboat from Courbevoie on its final journey to…
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This is by far the best single-volume history on Napoleon.
Forrest is one of the foremost experts on the French Revolution and its military in the world. He has written a readable and unromanticised account of the French Emperor’s life.
Particularly strong on the background, ideology, and wider forces impelling that man forward. A thoroughly enjoyable and captivating read.
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