Bonaparte

by Correlli Barnett

Book Overview

Born in Corsica, Bonaparte was never truly a Frenchman. This study of Napoleon Bonaparte dispels several of the myths about the politician and commander in his field. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1853266787
• ISBN13: 9781853266782
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.3" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

The Corsican Ogre!

I really liked this book. No, it isn't unbiased I admit. Indeed, the author really seems to have taken against Napoleon. There are much better sources for Napoleon's military career, and a variety of better books on his life overall. Still, its fun once in a while to read an author who digs up the dirt, and doesn't pull any punches! So I gave it five stars because I thought it was fun. Would I recommend it? As a fun read, yes. As an antidote to the servile adoration expressed by some authors, yes. But not for a reader not already well-read on the subject, since it is necessary to apply more than a grain of salt to the book. It is especially necessary to exercise caution about Corelli Barnett's estimation of Napoleon's motivations, which can never really be known. Yours, James D. Gray