Napoleon: The Sun of Austerlitz by William Hobson, Max Gallo

Napoleon: The Sun of Austerlitz

Napoleon #2

William Hobson, Max Gallo

523 pages first pub 1997 (view editions)

nonfiction biography historical history informative lighthearted slow-paced
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This leisurely, lightly buoyant yet fact-rich narrative suits a reader who wants to linger inside a pivotal slice of history, savoring political intrigue and battlefield momentum without dark intensity or breakneck thrills.

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Napoleon is thirty years old in November 1799, and about to lead France into a new century as First Consul. At Notre Dame in five years he will be crowned Emperor of France, and Josephine his Empress. In this brilliant combination of history and i...

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