Napoleon's Marshals

by R. F. Delderfield

2020-12-29 22:47:40

Napoleon''s Marshals led the troops of France in battles across Europe from 1804 to 1815. A mixed group of twenty-six men, some of the Marshals came from aristocratic backgrounds, some had originally pursued tradesmen careers as drapers and bakers, a... Read more
Napoleon''s Marshals led the troops of France in battles across Europe from 1804 to 1815. A mixed group of twenty-six men, some of the Marshals came from aristocratic backgrounds, some had originally pursued tradesmen careers as drapers and bakers, and others rose from total poverty to hold the highest positions in the empire below the emperor himself. Delderfield''s exciting chronicle of these men and their battles tells of their origins, their elevation under the rule of Napoleon, the kingships achieved by some and the betrayals of others, and the Marshals'' changing relationship with their leader as the fortunes of the empire rose and fell. Less

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File size8.8 X 6.18 X 0.59 in
Print pages264
PublisherCooper Square Press
Publication date March 4, 2002
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780815412137
R.F. Delderfield was born in South London in 1912. On leaving school he joined the Exmouth Chronicle newspaper as a junior reporter, where he went on to become Editor. From there he began to write sta...

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