Napoleon

New York: New American Library - A Mentor Book, 1963. 15th Printing . Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. 304 Pages Indexed. Mentor # ME2798. Later printing of a 1963 copyright. Tight, bright, orginal book with store stamp inside back cover. No other marks or stamps. Center illustration section on glossy paper with 34 black and white drawings and portraits plus four line maps. A startling new interpretation of the soldier, emperor, lover's life and legend. Written by an Oxford scholar it is based on recent documents -- including the personal letters of Marie-Louise and the decoded diaries of General Bertrand, who accompanied Napoleon to his final exile on St. Helena. At the time this book was hailed as the most immportant single-volum work in Napoleonic literature. Includes the social and intellectual influences that molded his career and the military events, the political movements, and the personal intrigues. Coontents in 17 Chapters: Corsican Background, The Turn of the Wheel, Victory in Italy, The Eastern Adventure, Brumaire and marengo, First Consul, The New Charlemmagne, Austerlitz and the Defeat of the Third Coalition, The Napoleonic Empire, The Continental System, The Spanish Ulcer, Wagram and the Awakening of Europe, Catastrophe in Russia, Leipzig and Abdication, The Hundred Days and Waterloo, St Helena, and The Napoleonic Legend. Plus Appendices, Bibliography, and Genealogical Table.