Napoleon
$39.32
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
31 October 2003
Summary
Written with great wit and panache, this biography also has a serious purpose: to make us face up to the moral bankruptcy of Napoleon’s dictatorship. Johnson tells the whole story:
- His astonishing gift for figures and calculation, his mastery of cannon
- His audacious, hyperactive and aggressive generalship and his simple battle tactics
- His complete control of propaganda and the success of the cultural presentation of the Empire
- The Code Napoleon
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781842126509 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1842126504 |
| Author: | Paul Johnson |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 31 October 2003 |
| Weight: | 200g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 20mm |
| Series: | LIVES |
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It is lucidly written, and enlivened by personal details and well-chosen quotations
It is lucidly written, and enlivened by personal details and well-chosen quotations – William Doyle * TLS *Written with his customary verve and certainty – Andrew Roberts * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH *Thoughtful and incisive * INDEPENDENT *
About The Author
Paul Johnson
Born in 1928, Paul Johnson has written over 30 books and is one of Britain’s leading historians. His book Modern Times has been translated into 15 languages. A former editor of the New Statesman, he is a frequent contributor to newspapers throughout the world.
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