A Selection from the Letters and Despatches of the First Napoleon 3 Volume Set
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821) is best remembered for establishing the First French Empire, declaring himself Emperor of the French in 1804. His military campaigns across Europe sparked the Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) and profoundly shaped European political and economic activities during the early nineteenth century. These volumes, edited by military officer and historian Denis Arthur Bingham and first published in 1884, contain translations of a selection of Bonaparte's letters. Bonaparte was a prolific letter writer, and the translations in these volumes describe a variety of domestic and international situations, including his early military career, his reports on the invasion of Egypt, and his criticism of his relatives who he had installed on the thrones of various conquered countries. Arranged by year with concise explanatory notes, these volumes provide a valuable and fascinating resource for the study of Bonaparte's career and character.
Product details
December 2010Multiple copy pack
9781108023436
1396 pages
252 × 330 × 70 mm
2.16kg
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Table of Contents
- Volume 1: Preface
- 1. Youthful letters and antecedents
- 2. The year 1796
- 3. The year 1797
- 4. The year 1798
- 5. The year 1799
- 6. The year 1800
- 7. The year 1801
- 8. The year 1802. Volume 2:
- 1. The year 1803
- 2. The year 1804
- 3. The year 1805
- 4. The year 1806
- 5. The year 1807
- 6. The year 1808
- 7. The year 1809. Volume 3:
- 1. The year 1810
- 2. The year 1811
- 3. The year 1812
- 4. The year 1813
- 5. The year 1814
- 6. The year 1815
- Index.