Product Description

This unique book tries to capture every aspect of this violent and turbulent period of European history. It portrays Napoleonic Europe in all its aspects - political, cultural, military, commercial and social. The sweep of events, the host of colourful personalities who followed or fought Napoleon are here revealed in a fluid historical narrative. First published in 1963.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #699347 in Books
• Published on: 2002-08-15
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 456 pages

About the Author
The late J. Christopher Herold was born in Czechoslovakia and educated in Geneva before taking American citizenship. He was a cosmopolitan qualified to write about an era which affected the world and left a lasting imprint on history.

Customer Reviews

A treasure to cherish
First of all this book is not a terrible one as some might dare to say. Of course, tt has some drawbacks:
1. The language is a bit heavy for average user.
2. There are many flashbacks, which may cause you to feel that you lost control of the story. (that's why you have to take notes)
3. There's no bibliographica note included (makes it less useful for academical purposes)
4. There's the chapter 3 ("ideas in conflict") which is somehow quite less related to the main topic.
But in spite of all these, the text is so brilliantly written and gives so strong insight that it still remains the best book I have read on the subject. Not a book for beginners. But for those who are really interested in the life of Napoleon, this is a treasure to cherish.