Napoleon
$42.59
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
1 November 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: | 1 November 2003 |
| Weight: | 200g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 128mm x 196mm |
| Series: | LIVES |
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Critics Review
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 *
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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