In this biography of the successor to the swashbuckling hero d'Artagnan of Dumas' The Three Musketeers, Chrisawn (history, Tallahassee Community College) chronicles the military and amorous exploits of Jean Lannes. Born the same year (1769) as Napoleon, his future commander-in-c…
In this biography of the successor to the swashbuckling hero d'Artagnan of Dumas' The Three Musketeers, Chrisawn (history, Tallahassee Community College) chronicles the military and amorous exploits of Jean Lannes. Born the same year (1769) as Napoleon, his future commander-in-c…
"At just thirty years of age, Napoleon Bonaparte ruled the most powerful country in Europe. But the journey that led him there was neither inevitable nor smooth. This authoritative biography focuses on the evolution of Napoleon as a leader and debunks many of the myths that are …
"[Dr] Verling was based on St Helena during Napoleon's imprisonment and at one point he was even appointed as Napoleon's official physician. Throughout his stay, this young Irish doctor kept a vivid and detailed diary of his experiences, which is published here for the first tim…
"[Dr] Verling was based on St Helena during Napoleon's imprisonment and at one point he was even appointed as Napoleon's official physician. Throughout his stay, this young Irish doctor kept a vivid and detailed diary of his experiences, which is published here for the first tim…
"In the spring of 1796, the 26-year-old Napoleon took command of the Army of Italy -- a collection of some 60,000 ill-fed poorly-clothed and disillusioned men. He had never even served through a whole campaign, nor been involved in a major battle, much less conducted one as the …
On a cold December day in 1840 Parisians turned out in force to watch as the body of Napoleon was solemnly carried on a riverboat from Courbevoie on its final journey to the Invalides. The return of their long-dead Emperor's corpse from the Island of St Helena was a moment that …
"In this essential addition to French military history, Owen Connelly examines both the wars of the French Revolution between 1792 and 1799, and those of Napoleon between 1800 and 1815. Arguing that the importance and drama of the Revolutionary Wars have been neglected, and that…
"In this essential addition to French military history, Owen Connelly examines both the wars of the French Revolution between 1792 and 1799, and those of Napoleon between 1800 and 1815. Arguing that the importance and drama of the Revolutionary Wars have been neglected, and that…
"In this essential addition to French military history, Owen Connelly examines both the wars of the French Revolution between 1792 and 1799, and those of Napoleon between 1800 and 1815. Arguing that the importance and drama of the Revolutionary Wars have been neglected, and that…
