Bonaparte

Barnett, Correlli

1st edition hardback; 224 pages, lge format. Fully illustrated in colour and b&w, a very good copy with faint age discoloration to pages and slight shelf/edge wear to hard covers which are slightly skewed. Gift inscription to previous owner on f.e.p. Dj is rubbed, with a little edge wear, otherwise vg and now in a vinyl cover. Correlli Barnett makes an interesting assessment of Napoleon Bonaparte, seeing him as a politician "on the make," with an unstable power base, rather than a charismatic soldier. In Barnett's view, Bonaparte's campaigns were politically self-serving, carried out to further his own ambition and while his forte was speed and aggression, he was a slapdash and neglectful planner - his armies starved and went barefoot. This is a powerful and sometimes surprising portrayal of one of modern history's most crucial figures.

Our Ref: M0257

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