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The Bravest of the Brave - Michel Ney, Marshal of France Under Napoleon (Hardcover)
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The Bravest of the Brave - Michel Ney, Marshal of France Under Napoleon (Hardcover)
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The life of one of the most notable of Napoleon's marshals
There are few students of the Napoleonic epoch who require much
introduction to the character of Marshal Ney. In an empire of many
courageous men who would stand at the emperor's side, Ney was one
of the most charismatic and outstanding. Though he rose to the
highest rank, he ever had the sensibilities of a cavalryman and
with his raw courage, blunt manner, ruddy complexion and habit of
exposing himself to the heart of the action he justifiably earned
his sobriquet, 'the Bravest of the Brave.' As with most of the
soldiers who were closest to Napoleon, Ney was present on many
fields of conflict throughout the period of the Napoleonic Wars,
but it is perhaps telling that for many it is the image of Ney
standing in the snows of the disastrous retreat from Moscow, among
the very last men of the rearguard fending off the harassing
Cossacks, that resonates in the mind. Ney it was too who
continually hurled himself among the futile waves of massed cavalry
as they tried to sweep Wellington's infantry of the ridge at
Waterloo. And it was Ney, of course, perhaps finally a victim of
his own reckless impulses, who faced the firing squad for his volte
face and support for Napoleon during the fateful 'Hundred Days.'
This biography by Atteridge is a well regarded classic and an
essential addition to any library of the Napoleonic era.
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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