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SIMPLY NAPOLEON IBD

SIMPLY CHARLY
08 / 2017
9781943657193
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Sinopsis

The first emperor of France andáone of the shrewdest military leaders of all time,áNapoleon Bonaparteá(1769&ndash,1821) eventually came to controlámuch of Europe. InáSimply Napoleon, authorsáJ. David MarkhamáandáMatthew Zarzecznyátell Napoleon&rsquo,s story, from his birth on the island of Corsica to his eventual imprisonment and death on the island of Saint Helena.áThey explain how the famed military commander&rsquo,s unique combination of determination, intellect, and personal charisma allowed him to rise from a provincial village to become a powerful and authoritative ruler. While taking an overall positive view of Napoleon, Markham and Zarzeczny also make it a point to draw attention to his mistakes and their consequences, providing a balanced picture of this complicated figure who was both a product of his times and a man pointing the way to the future.Marked by first-rate scholarship, as well as a highly readable and accessible style,áSimply Napoleonáis an exceptional introduction to Napoleon and his times&mdash,a study that not only illuminates a key personality and period in modern history,ábut also helps us understand how modern Europe took shape.

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7,80