"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Bonaparte, Asprey writes, aspired to forge and lead a united, peaceful Europe, a quest that required much blood to be shed. A former U.S. marine officer, Asprey is a reliable commentator on matters of battlefield strategy and tactics, and his book's greatest strength is his power to invoke the feel of bloody engagements, which include the Battle of Borodino, where more than 40,000 Russians fell in a single day (cut down, he notes, by the more than 2 million rounds that French muskets fired); Wagram, where French forces managed to eke out victory over their Austrian foes despite a series of costly blunders; Corunna, where the French forces, having marched 15 and more miles a day, proved "that there have probably been no tougher soldiers in the world"; and the decisive action at Waterloo, where French, Belgian, German, and English armies clashed amid thunderstorms and confusion to an end that was anything but inevitable.
Other books do a better job of treating Napoleon as a political being, but Asprey's is one of the better recent books on Napoleon as general, and students of military history will learn much from his account. --Gregory McNamee
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Shipping:
US$ 4.00
Within U.S.A.
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service. Seller Inventory # Holz_New_0465004814
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Prompt service guaranteed. Seller Inventory # Clean0465004814
Book Description Condition: new. Seller Inventory # FrontCover0465004814
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Seller Inventory # think0465004814
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Brand New Copy. Seller Inventory # BBB_new0465004814
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Buy for Great customer experience. Seller Inventory # GoldenDragon0465004814
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. New. Seller Inventory # Wizard0465004814
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Seller Inventory # Abebooks182439
Book Description Condition: New. Book is in NEW condition. 1.95. Seller Inventory # 0465004814-2-1
Book Description Condition: New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1.95. Seller Inventory # Q-0465004814