Napoleon - by David Chandler
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Reprinted due to popular demand, this classic biography traces Napoleon's career from his youthful days of Corsican nationalism; to the introduction to French warfare at Toulon, and his phenomenal rise to power through the military machine, when, at the age of thirty, he became the de facto ruler of France. Dr David Chandler retells in a lively narrative, the soldier-genius's hard-fought battles at Marengo, Austerlitz, Jena-Auerstadt and Friedland, the Spanish encounters, the Russian campaign and Waterloo.
Napoleon Bonaparte would feature on any short list of the greatest military geniuses in history. For twenty years the Corsican was the supreme strategist and tactician and for much of the period he held the fate of Europe in his grasp.
An understanding of his achievements and character is essential. No one is better able to tell the remarkable story of this extraordinary man than Dr. David G. Chandler, the distinguished expert and scholar.
In this book, rightly acclaimed as an authoritative yet highly readable account, we learn of the origins, rise to power, triumphs and ultimate downfall of this mercurial and hugely charismatic figure.
While Napoleon was the cause of incalculable misery and loss of life, there can be no denying his achievements and legacy.
Militarily, he revolutionized warfare and, socially, his promise of honor, glory and riches fired the imagination and expectations of the rank and file and, arguably, ushered in the modern nationalistic age for better or worse.
David G. Chandler's Napoleon is unlikely to be surpassed as an historically accurate and entertaining work on this legendary figure.