A Selection from the Letters and Despatches of the First Napoleon by Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769 1821) is best remembered for establishing the First French Empire, declaring himself Emperor of the French in 1804. His military campaigns across Europe sparked the Napoleonic Wars (1803 1815) and profoundly shaped European political and economic activities during the early nineteenth century. These volumes, edited by military officer and historian Denis Arthur Bingham and first published in 1884, contain translations of a selection of Bonaparte's letters. Bonaparte was a prolific letter writer, and the translations in these volumes describe a variety of domestic and international situations, including his early military career, his reports on the invasion of Egypt, and his criticism of his relatives who he had installed on the thrones of various conquered countries. Arranged by year with concise explanatory notes, these volumes provide a valuable and fascinating resource for the study of Bonaparte's career and character. Volume 3 covers the years 1811 1815.
David G. Chandler was the head of the department of War Studies at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and the author of many books, including Napoleon's Marshals, The Campaigns of Napoleon, and Dictionary of the Napoleonic Wars. He died in 2004.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781108023412 |
| ISBN 10 | 110802341X |
| Title | A Selection from the Letters and Despatches of the First Napoleon |
| Author | Napoleon Bonaparte |
| Series | Cambridge Library Collection - European History |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2010-11-25 |
| Number of pages | 498 |
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