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Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1951627547
ISBN-13
9781951627546
eBay Product ID (ePID)
7050395136
Product Key Features
Book Title
Napoleon : a Biography
Number of Pages
768 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Modern / 18th Century, Military / Napoleonic Wars, Europe / France, Modern / 19th Century, Historical, Military
Publication Year
2021
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.8 in
Item Weight
28 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
A New York Times Notable Book "Fair-minded and well written . . . McLynn sketches in context and milieu and, after a slow start, brings his subject to life. Napoleon's paradoxes, his extraordinary energy, his mercurial temperament all form part of a rounded and persuasive portrait."-- New York Times Book Review "Monumental . . . [and] clearly one of the most pleasurable [Napoleon biographies] to read . . . Using an interesting mixture of narrative and analysis, McLynn explores aspects of Napoleon's life often ignored by other authors. . . . What results is a less psychopathic, more human view of this much mythologized European. Strongly recommended for all collections."-- Library Journal "Extremely interesting . . . detailed and expansive. McLynn is much interested in the psychological compulsions and motivations underlying Napoleon's performance."-- Raleigh News & Observer "A well-researched, convincing portrait."-- Publishers Weekly "McLynn's study is for readers wanting a more in-depth analysis. . . . Written with great stylistic flourish, McLynn's full embrace of his subject's life, which benefits from exhaustive research resulting in a comprehensive picture of the Napoleonic era, is a rich reading experience."-- Booklist "Solidly crafted and seemingly balanced . . . Napoleon on the battlefield. Napoleon in the bedroom. Napoleon in spectacular triumph and shameful defeat--McLynn shows us all the countless Napoleons in their inexplicable inconsistency."-- Book Magazine "A brilliant biography which will surely become a classic life of Napoleon."-- The Times (London) "One of the year's best biographies . . . A compelling portrait of one of history's greatest figures."-- Scotsman "McLynn writes with considerable verve: his pithy characterisations of Napoleon's subordinates, the alternating chapters of narrative and analysis, the dramatic set-pieces . . . all these combine to make his biography pleasurable and highly instructive to read."-- Evening Standard "McLynn offers an admirably clear narrative, neither adulatory nor debunking. He acknowledges and displays the extraordinary tale and does not hide the pettiness."-- Daily Telegraph "A robust, well-paced biography which pans confidently from the seventeen-year-old child educated by Jesuits to the ruins of the imperial grandeur and death by slow arsenic poisoning on a bleak St. Helena."-- Scotland on Sunda, A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK "Fair-minded and well written . . . McLynn sketches in context and milieu and, after a slow start, brings his subject to life. Napoleon's paradoxes, his extraordinary energy, his mercurial temperament all form part of a rounded and persuasive portrait. "-- The New York Times "Monumental . . . [and] clearly one of the most pleasurable [Napoleon biographies] to read . . . Using an interesting mixture of narrative and analysis, McLynn explores aspects of Napoleon's life often ignored by other authors. . . . What results is a less psychopathic, more human view of this much mythologized European. Strongly recommended for all collections. " -- Library Journal " Extremely interesting . . . detailed and expansive . McLynn is much interested in the psychological compulsions and motivations underlying Napoleon's performance."-- Raleigh News & Observer "A well-researched, convincing portrait."-- Publishers Weekly "McLynn's study is for readers wanting a more in-depth analysis. . . . Written with great stylistic flourish, McLynn's full embrace of his subject's life, which benefits from exhaustive research resulting in a comprehensive picture of the Napoleonic era, is a rich reading experience ."-- Booklist " Solidly crafted and seemingly balanced . . . Napoleon on the battlefield. Napoleon in the bedroom. Napoleon in spectacular triumph and shameful defeat-- McLynn shows us all the countless Napoleons in their inexplicable inconsistency ."-- Book Magazine " A brilliant biography which will surely become a classic life of Napoleon ."-- The Times (London) "One of the year's best biographies . . . A compelling portrait of one of history's greatest figures ."-- Scotsman " McLynn writes with considerable verve : his pithy characterisations of Napoleon's subordinates, the alternating chapters of narrative and analysis, the dramatic set-pieces . . . all these combine to make his biography pleasurable and highly instructive to read. "-- Evening Standard "McLynn offers an admirably clear narrative, neither adulatory nor debunking . He acknowledges and displays the extraordinary tale and does not hide the pettiness."--D aily Telegraph " A robust, well-paced biography which pans confidently from the seventeen-year-old child educated by Jesuits to the ruins of the imperial grandeur and death by slow arsenic poisoning on a bleak St. Helena".-- Scotland on Sunday
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
944.05092 B
Synopsis
This acclaimed biography of one history's great figures--called "monumental" (Library Journal ), "brilliant" ( Times , London) and "a rounded and persuasive portrait" ( New York Times ) -- is now available in a new edition. Napoleon Bonaparte's character and achievements have always divided critics and commentators. In this compelling biography, Frank McLynn has drawn on exhaustive research and the most recent scholarship to throw a brilliant light on this most paradoxical of men--as military leader, lover, and emperor. Tracing Napoleon's extraordinary career, McLynn examines the Promethean legend from his Corsican roots, through the chaotic years of the French Revolution and his extraordinary military triumphs, to the coronation in 1804, his fateful decision in 1812 to add Russia to his seemingly endless conquests, and his ultimate defeat, imprisonment, and death on Saint Helena. Napoleon the man emerges as an even more fascinating character than previously imagined, and McLynn brilliantly reveals the extent to which he was both existential hero and plaything of Fate; mathematician and mystic; intellectual giant and moral pygmy; Great Man and deeply flawed human being.
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