David Bell
Napoleon: A Concise Biography
- ISBN 13:
- 9780190262716
- author:
- David Bell
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- OUP USA
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2016
- Pages:
- 152
- Dimensions:
- 21.1 x 2.5 x 14.5 cm
- Genre:
- Biography, Historical, Countries & Regions
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
Napoleon A Concise Biography by David Avrom Bell provides a concise and accurate portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte's character and career. Situated firmly in historical context, this biography emphasizes the astonishing sense of human possibility that Napoleon represented. By his late twenties, Napoleon was already one of Europe's greatest generals, and by thirty, he had become absolute master of Europe's most powerful country. His early forties saw him ruling a European empire more powerful than any since Rome, fighting wars that changed the continent's shape and brought death to millions. The French Revolution played a crucial role in understanding Napoleon's career, as it enabled the unprecedented concentration of political authority he accrued. The revolution made possible his success in mobilizing human and material resources, which was essential for his military campaigns. Despite his virtual dictatorship betraying the ideals of liberty and equality, his life and career were revolutionary.
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