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Title: How Far From Austerlitz? : Napoleon 1805-1815 by Alistair Horne ISBN: 0-312-18724-6 Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin Pub. Date: 15 July, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.38 (16 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A good read
Comment: Regardless of the mistakes that have been mentioned I don't think that it detracted from this book. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this account of Napoleon and I still think that Alistair Horne is one of the best historical writers on French history around today. The book's narrative flowed along well and it was a pleasure to read, I really did not notice the mistakes mentioned and in total they are only minor. Take the time to sit down and read this book, its worth it.
Rating: 4
Summary: An excellent summarization of Napoleon's career.
Comment: Having read many books on Napoleon I felt that this book was a good introductory look at the man. Certainly other books go into greater detail, but for a student just becoming familiar with Napoleon this is a great start. It covers a little of everything in Napoleon's life; social, personal, and militarily. Alistair Horne is also an entertaining writer who finds the high points and clearly illustrates them in plain terms. He makes valid comparisons of battle with pre-Napoleonic wars to post-Napoleonic ones. Overall, he sets the table and further study is required to learn more about Napoleon's career. For example, very little is mentioned about his days as First Consul and the reforms he made. This is simply because the book started in 1805. Another example is the deep anxiety and yearning for legitimacy Napoleon had over being accepted by other European sovreigns. Horne mentions this but no in depth study is attempted. Finally,as stated before, this is not an advanced book on Napoleon but an excellent start to the newcomer and the old-hack will enjoy Horne's witty style and maybe a new twist or two concerning major events.
Rating: 4
Summary: St. Helena is a Long Way from Austerlitz
Comment: "How Far from Austerlitz?" is almost exactly what I was looking for: a brief, highly readable account of the Napoleonic Wars (about which I know relatively little). Horne explains why Austerlitz was Napoleon's most brilliant battle, carried out when he and his soldiers were at their peak. Using that battle as its frame of reference, the book describes the rise and fall of Napoleon and the Grand Army.
My only complaint is that "How Far from Austerlitz?" looks at this fascinating period almost exclusively from the perspective of Napoleon and other major players. While that's fine as far as it goes, I would have preferred an "Ambrose-style" narrative that also told the story of the rank-and-file Napoleonic soldier.
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Title: The Fall of Paris: The Siege and the Commune 1870-71 by Alistair Horne ISBN: 0140052100 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: July, 1990 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: The Price of Glory: Verdun 1916 (Penguin History) by Alistair Horne ISBN: 0140170413 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: January, 1994 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Seven Ages of Paris by ALISTAIR HORNE ISBN: 0679454810 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 12 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Talleyrand by Duff Cooper ISBN: 0802137679 Publisher: Grove Press Pub. Date: 30 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East by David Fromkin ISBN: 0805068848 Publisher: Owl Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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