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Charles Esdaile
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Tantor Media Inc
Publication date
November 17, 2008
Binding
CD/Spoken Word
Edition
Mp3 una
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781400159642
ISBN-10
1400159644
Dimensions
0.75 by 5.25 by 7.50 in.
Weight
0.32 lbs.
Original list price
$39.99
Other format details
audio
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: No military figure in history has been quite as polarizing as Napoleon Bonaparte. Was he a monster, driven by an endless, ruinous quest for military glory? Or a social and political visionary brought down by petty, reactionary kings of Europe?
In the most definitive account to date, respected historian Charles Esdaile argues that the chief motivating factor for Napoleon was his insatiable desire for fame. More than a myth-busting portrait of Napoleon, however, this volume offers a panoramic view of the armed conflicts that spread so quickly out of revolutionary France to countries as remote as Sweden and Egypt. Napoleon's Wars seeks to answer the question, What was it that made the countries of Europe fight one another for so long and with such devastating results? Esdaile portrays the European battles as the consequence of rulers who were willing to take the immense risks of either fighting or supporting Napoleonârisks that resulted in the extinction of entire countries. This is history writing equal to its subjectâgrand and ambitious.
In the most definitive account to date, respected historian Charles Esdaile argues that the chief motivating factor for Napoleon was his insatiable desire for fame. More than a myth-busting portrait of Napoleon, however, this volume offers a panoramic view of the armed conflicts that spread so quickly out of revolutionary France to countries as remote as Sweden and Egypt. Napoleon's Wars seeks to answer the question, What was it that made the countries of Europe fight one another for so long and with such devastating results? Esdaile portrays the European battles as the consequence of rulers who were willing to take the immense risks of either fighting or supporting Napoleonârisks that resulted in the extinction of entire countries. This is history writing equal to its subjectâgrand and ambitious.
Editions
Paperback
from Penguin USA (October 27, 2009)
9780143116288 | details & prices | 621 pages | 5.50 × 9.00 × 1.50 in. | 1.25 lbs | List price $20.00
CD/Spoken Word
With Simon Prebble (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from Tantor Media Inc (November 17, 2008)
9781400109647 | details & prices | 6.25 × 5.25 × 1.50 in. | 1.05 lbs | List price $59.99
About: No military figure in history has been quite as polarizing as Napoleon Bonaparte.
About: No military figure in history has been quite as polarizing as Napoleon Bonaparte.
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With Simon Prebble (other contributor) |
Mp3 una edition from Tantor Media Inc (November 17, 2008)
9781400159642 | details & prices | 5.25 × 7.50 × 0.75 in. | 0.32 lbs | List price $39.99
About: No military figure in history has been quite as polarizing as Napoleon Bonaparte.
About: No military figure in history has been quite as polarizing as Napoleon Bonaparte.
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