description: The sum of Napoleonic literature is so immense that it might be wondered whether there is any need for a new Life of Napoleon. But there has been no important life in English since that by J. Holland Rose, first published in 1901, and last reprinted in 1934.It is hoped that there will be a welcome for a fresh attempt to summarize the history and access the importance of the period 1794-1815.J. M. Thompson’s book, Napoleon His Rise and Fall, which was first published in 1951, is a sequel to his French Revolution, published in 1944. Its subject is the French people in its post-revolutionary mood, as interpreted and exploited by a foreigner who was at once a professional soldier and an administrative genius. The main source of information is Napoleon’s own correspondence, of which Mr. Thompson published a selection, translated as Letters of Napoleon, in 1934.In this present volume, J. M. Thompson has attempted to tell the story of the rise and fall of a dictator, whilst simplifying the historical background by dealing in turn with each of Napoleon’s main spheres of Corsica, Italy, Egypt, Germany, Russia, England.
language: English
title: Napoleon Bonaparte His Rise and Fall
titlecomplete: Napoleon Bonaparte His Rise and Fall
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Oxford Univ Pr (T)