Napoleon By Vincent Cronin
Napoleon By Vincent Cronin
Hardcover
Publisher: William Collins Sons Ltd 1971
Condition: Good. The original boards with a DJ is slightly shelf rubbed and edge worn. This book was read and enjoyed but is still overall good. Tanning/Browning of pages. The book has no inscriptions and the binding is excellent. The book is protected with a Cellophane cover.
An excellent biography of Napoleon. Cronin portrays Napoleon as a republican idealist whose ascension to Emperor was solely for the preservation of moderate Republican values. He is very sympathetic to Napoleon pointing out that his wars were generally pre-emptive attacks on monarchies who sought to destory the ideals of the French Revolution. The focus is on his character rather than his accomplishments.