Napoleon's Marshals

by Emir Bukhari

Much has been made of Napoleon's Marshals' personal rivalries, jealousies, greed and lust for power. They had every soldier's vices and virtues; the were glory-seeking, self-aggrandising and envious of social status. Napoleon's method of command was such that he expected his marshals to obey, not initiate; and he slowly set out to ensure that his senior officers became merely blind agents who executed his orders without hesitation, discussion or personal...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0850453054
• ISBN13: 9780850453058
• Release Date: March 1979
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.3" x 9.8"

Customer Reviews

Good military history book

Purchased mostly to use as a guide for painting miniatures for wargames. Has interesting mini bios of all the Marshals.