$34.39
- Paperback
560 pages
- Release Date
30 March 2020
Summary
Napoleon: The Spirit of the Age (1805-1810)
‘Masterly.’ - Daily Mail
‘Stunning.’ - History Today
‘Magnificent.’ - Literary Review
Napoleon’s life reached its most extraordinary stage between 1805 and 1810. At war with Britain, Russia, and Austria, he unleashed his magnificent Grande Armee. The first resounding victory at Austerlitz was followed by a whirlwind of campaigns, and by 1810 he had divorced Josephine in order to marry the …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780571301546 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0571301541 |
| Author: | Michael Broers |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber |
| Imprint: | Faber & Faber |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 560 |
| Release Date: | 30 March 2020 |
| Weight: | 446g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 128mm x 35mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“The scholarship is impressive, the narrative has the pace and panache appropriate to the subject and there is much that is new, particularly when Broers probes behind the glitzy fa
“An extremely rich, multidimensional and fresh work … This is a truly magnificent book that deals masterfully with a pivotal movement in European history.” –Literary Review “The finest biography of Napoleon ever written … a wonderful amalgam of deep knowledge, elegant prose and compelling argument.”–Telegraph “The scholarship is impressive, the narrative has the pace and panache appropriate to the subject and there is much that is new, particularly when Broers probes behind the glitzy façade of Bonaparte’s empire.” –The Times, Book of the Week
About The Author
Michael Broers
Michael Broers is Professor of Western European History at Oxford University. He is the author of, among other books about revolutionary and Napoleonic Europe, The Napoleonic Empire in Italy, 1796-1814, winner of the Grand Prix Napoleon prize, 2006, and of Napoleon’s Other War: Bandits, Rebels and their Pursuers in the Age of Revolutions.
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