Paul Johnson

Napoleon

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A short and vivid biography, which deconstructs the Napoleonic myth and reveals the reality of his rule. 'Thoughtful and incisive' INDEPENDENT

Produktdetails

• Lives
• Verlag: Orion Publishing Co
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. August 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 197mm x 129mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 200g
• ISBN-13: 9781842126509
• ISBN-10: 1842126504
• Artikelnr.: 22115053

Autorenporträt

Paul Johnson was born in 1928. He edited the New Statesman in the 1960s and has written over forty books. His Modern Times, a history of the world from the 1920s to the 1990s, has been translated into more than fifteen languages. As well as a weekly column in the Spectator, he contributes to newspapers all over the world.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter One: The Corsican Background
Chapter Two: Revolutionary, General, Consul, Emperor
Chapter Three: The Master of the Battlefield
Chapter Four: The Flawed and Fragile Empire
Chapter Five: The Graveyards of Europe
Chapter Six: Elba and Waterloo
Chapter Seven: The Long Good-bye
Further Reading