Napoleon: Man of War, Man of Peace

by Timothy Wilson-Smith

Book Overview

Napoleon as a man of war was perhaps the cause of more men's deaths than any other martial leader before him. As Timothy Wilson-Smith writes in his introduction, "The paths of glory Napoleon trod led possibly one million Frenchmen, and maybe as many as four million men from other lands, to their graves." His peacetime accomplishments, however, still stand. Indeed, some credit him with having a vision for a united Europe that has been achieved with...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786710896
• ISBN13: 9780786710898
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.5"