Napoleon

A landmark new biography that presents the man behind the many myths. The first writer in English to go back to the original European sources, Adam Zamoyski's portrait of Napoleon is historical biography at its finest.

Informationen zum Autor Adam Zamoyski is a British historian of Polish origin. He is the author of the bestselling 1812: Napoleon s Fatal March on Moscow and its sequel Rites of Peace: The Fall of Napoleon and the Congress of Vienna, as well as several other acclaimed works on key figures and aspects of European history. His books have been translated into Russian, Chinese, Japanese and Persian as well as most European languages. His comprehensive history of Poland, The Polish Way, not only featured in the bestseller lists for several weeks when it came out in 1987, but has never been out of print since. Zamoyski has also contributed to all the major British papers and periodicals, as well as lecturing widely in England, Europe and the United States. He lives in London and Poland. Klappentext Napoleon is an out-and-out masterpiece and a joy to read Sir Antony Beevor, author of Stalingrad A landmark new biography that presents the man behind the many myths. The first writer in English to go back to the original European sources, Adam Zamoyski s portrait of Napoleon is historical biography at its finest. ZusammenfassungNapoleon is an out-and-out masterpiece and a joy to read' Sir Antony Beevor! author of Stalingrad A landmark new biography that presents the man behind the many myths. The first writer in English to go back to the original European sources! Adam Zamoyski's portrait of Napoleon is historical biography at its finest.

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Adam Zamoyski

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'Napoleon is an out-and-out masterpiece and a joy to read' Sir Antony Beevor, author of Stalingrad**A landmark new biography that presents the man behind the many myths. The first writer in English to go back to the original European sources, Adam Zamoyski's portrait of Napoleon is historical biography at its finest.