With a new introduction by Andrew Roberts.
'A penetrating interpretation...No one with a serious interest
in the Napoleonic period can afford to ignore it. ' - Times
Literary Supplement
Whether viewed as an inspired leader or obsessed tyrant,
Napoleon has divided opinion for over 200 years. Few individuals
have left such a mark on history. Georges Lefebvre's classic work,
published in Routledge Classics in one paperback volume in English
for the first time, is a definitive portrait of the Napoleonic
era.
Lefebvre's history sweeps us from the lightning coup d'etat of
18 Brumaire in 1799 to his final downfall amidst the wheatfields of
Waterloo. More than a biography, it is a brilliant survey of the
turbulent age Napoleon inaugurated in his attempt to redraw the map
of Europe, from the Peninsular War to the invasion of Russia. The
cast includes his antagonists - Pitt the Younger, Wellington,
Metternich and Tsar Alexander - and his allies - the wily Minister
of Police Fouche and Talleyrand, the 'Prince of Diplomats'.
Lefebvre's account is equally clear-eyed about Napoleon's genius
and his flaws. Napoleon's determination to emulate Caesar and
Augustus condemned Europe to more than a decade of war and economic
crisis, but he also built an empire, introducing educational,
administrative and financial initiatives that are still in place
today.
Georges Lefebvre (1877-1959) One of the foremost historians of
the Twentieth Century and known as the 'historian's historian', he
held the chair of the French Revolution at the Sorbonne . His The
French Revolution is also available in Routledge Classics.
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