| Authors: |
Forrest, Alan I.
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| Material type: |
Biography |
| Subject: |
France -- History -- 1789-1815.
Emperors -- France -- Biography.
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815.
NapoleonI,Emperor of the French,1769-1821.
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| Language: |
English |
| Publisher: |
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2012. |
| Description: |
xii, 403 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781250009036 1250009030 |
| Notes: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 371-385) and index. |
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Originally published: London : Quercus, 2011. |
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| Summary: |
From Alan Forrest, a preeminent British scholar, comes an exceedingly readable account of the man and his legend. Drawing on original research and his own distinguished background in French history, Forrest demonstrates that Napoleon was as much a product of his times as their creation. |