The Napoleonic Wars, 9780233005942
Paperback
From revolutionary lieutenant to emperor, a military career unveiled.

The Napoleonic Wars

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  • Paperback

    144 pages

  • Release Date

    1 June 2020

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Summary

Napoleon: Rise and Fall of an Emperor

An outstandingly vivid and accessible overview of Napoleon’s career, written by one of Britain’s leading historians.

Beginning in revolutionary France with a brilliant young Lieutenant who still styled himself Napoleone di Buonaparte, this book examines every facet of his subject’s military career: his astonishing victories at the Battle of the Pyramids, Marengo, Jena and Austerlitz, through to defeat and exile under the immense weight o…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780233005942
ISBN-10:0233005943
Series:The Compact Guide
Author:Richard Holmes
Publisher:Headline Publishing Group
Imprint:Welbeck
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:144
Release Date:1 June 2020
Weight:180g
Dimensions:196mm x 128mm x 18mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

“The ultimate Napoleonic book.” – Military Illustrated

“The ultimate Napoleonic book.” –Military Illustrated

About The Author

Richard Holmes

Richard Holmes was one of the UK’s leading military historians. As well as being the General Editor of the Oxford Companion to Military History, he presented several documentary series for the BBC. His books include The First World War in Photographs, The Second World War in Photographs, D-Day Remembered, as well as Tommy: The British Soldier on the Western Front and Wellington: The Iron Duke and Redcoat.

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