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Joachim Murat - Napoleon's Great Commander of Cavalry (Hardcover)
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Napoleon's gorgeous centaur-the life of Murat
Joachim Murat has come to epitomise the beau ideal cavalryman.
Indeed, in the decades following the Napoleonic era, as a horse
soldier excelled to extraordinary prominence, the name of Murat was
often considered as analogous. In reality nobody could come close
in stature and performance. Murat was one of many young men who saw
the French Revolution as an opportunity to prosper in influence,
power, status and wealth. An unabashed self publicist, his gorgeous
uniforms were singular and exceptional even in an age when the
dandy in military uniform was the norm. His ambition was insatiable
and in this was the root of his downfall, for he lacked the
intelligence and moderation to consolidate his advantages. Yet,
Murat rose to be a soldier of the highest rank, through marriage a
member of Napoleon's own family, he was elevated to the aristocracy
as Duke of Berg and in time crowned King of Naples. Though, like
many of his calling, he was no military mastermind Murat was a
reliable lieutenant to Napoleon often achieving-through deeds of
daring-far more than other senior officers could for their emperor.
Above all there could be no doubt about the quality of Murat's
personal courage. He led from the front and latterly rode into the
fiercest melees armed only with a riding crop. Though he came from
a different and lesser mould than his master Napoleon, Murat
fatally shared his weakness for conceits and hubris and, as with
Napoleon himself, poor judgment ended his career ignominiously
before a firing squad of his former subjects. Atteridge's biography
is a well regarded classic and is highly recommended.
Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each
title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our
hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their
spines and fabric head and tail bands.
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