'Markham's erudition is extensive he makes full use of recent discoveries of manuscript material, and he writes with admirable judgment about a character who has been misjudged consistently by historians.'-J.

The military events, the political movements, the personal intrigues-all appear, each in its proper place and perspective.'-E. 'Markham has achieved a startlingly vivid and coherent picture of Napoleon's career, of the social and intellectual influences that molded it, and of the men and forces that opposed it.

'The university lecturer in History at Oxford has approached the impossible he has written a new life of one of the most written-about figures in modern history with freshness, vivacity, fine scholarship and penetration.'-James H. 'A definitive contribution to Napoleonic literature.'-Jose Sanchez, St. The story moves as fast as one of Bonaparte's campaigns and is told with the clarity of his dispatches.'-The Economist 'A surprisingly sympathetic biography of one of the most fascinating men who ever strutted across the stage of history.'-Dolph Honicker, Nashville Tennesseean Markham's book is notable.a well-balanced study of a man vastly bigger than his 5 feet 6 inches, who has been for generations one of the most fascinating of subjects for biography.'-Mark S. It has been hailed as the most important single-volume work in Napoleonic literature. It is based on newly discovered documents-including the personal letters of Marie-Louise and the decoded diaries of General Bertrand, who accompanied Napoleon to his final exile on St. However, occasionally, copies do become available again. This magnificent reconstruction of Napoleon's life and legend is written by a distinguished Oxford scholar. Stanley Kubrick’s Napoleon Edition of 1,000 Hardcover with 10 smaller books inserted, image database, 29.5 x 37.3 cm, 10.83 kg, 2874 pages US 3,000 Edition: English, French, German Availability: Sold Out This edition is sold out.

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