Napoleon Bonaparte lived one of the most extraordinary of all human lives. In the space of just twenty years, from October 1795 when as a young artillery captain he cleared the streets of Paris of insurrectionists, to his final defeat at the (horribly mismanaged) battle of Waterloo in June 1815, Napoleon transformed France and Europe. After seizing power in a coup d'état he end...(展开全部)

Napoleon Bonaparte lived one of the most extraordinary of all human lives. In the space of just twenty years, from October 1795 when as a young artillery captain he cleared the streets of Paris of insurrectionists, to his final defeat at the (horribly mismanaged) battle of Waterloo in June 1815, Napoleon transformed France and Europe. After seizing power in a coup d'état he end...(展开全部)

There can be few more mesmerizing historical narratives than the story of how the confident monarchy left by Louis XIV in 1715 became the discredited failure toppled by revolution in 1789. This brilliant new book is the first in forty years to describe the whole period, from the last days of the “Sun King” to the wars of Napoleon. In a groundbreaking work of scholarsh...(展开全部)

科林·琼斯，英国历史学家、法国史专家，曾任英国皇家历史学会主席。毕业于牛津大学，现于伦敦大学任教，曾在斯坦福大学、芝加哥大学、普林斯顿大学、巴黎八大、法兰西公学院等著名高校及科研机构任访问学者。著有《剑桥插图法国史》《凡尔赛宫》《微笑革命》《伟大民族》等十余部著作。2014年，因其在历史研究和高等教育领域的杰出贡献荣获大英帝国勋章。

There can be few more mesmerising historical narratives than the story of how the dazzlingly confident and secure monarchy Louis XIV, 'the Sun King', left to his successors in 1715 became the discredited, debt-ridden failure toppled by Revolution in1789. The further story of the bloody unravelling of the Revolution until its seizure by Napoleon is equally astounding. Colin Jone...(展开全部)

There can be few more mesmerising historical narratives than the story of how the dazzlingly confident and secure monarchy Louis XIV, 'the Sun King', left to his successors in 1715 became the discredited, debt-ridden failure toppled by Revolution in1789. The further story of the bloody unravelling of the Revolution until its seizure by Napoleon is equally astounding. Colin Jone...(展开全部)

There can be few more mesmerizing historical narratives than the story of how the confident monarchy left by Louis XIV in 1715 became the discredited failure toppled by revolution in 1789. This brilliant new book is the first in forty years to describe the whole period, from the last days of the “Sun King” to the wars of Napoleon. In a groundbreaking work of scholarsh...(展开全部)

科林·琼斯，英国历史学家、法国史专家，曾任英国皇家历史学会主席。毕业于牛津大学，现于伦敦大学任教，曾在斯坦福大学、芝加哥大学、普林斯顿大学、巴黎八大、法兰西公学院等著名高校及科研机构任访问学者。著有《剑桥插图法国史》《凡尔赛宫》《微笑革命》《伟大民族》等十余部著作。2014年，因其在历史研究和高等教育领域的杰出贡献荣获大英帝国勋章。

This brilliantly original study uncovers a side to Napoleon Bonaparte which has hitherto been ignored by biographers - that of the aspiring novelist and man of letters. In this illuminating, witty and elegantly written book, Andy Martin reveals how this neglected aspect of Napoleon's remarkable life actually provides the key to understanding it. The French Revolution, Austerl...(展开全部)

This brilliantly original study uncovers a side to Napoleon Bonaparte which has hitherto been ignored by biographers - that of the aspiring novelist and man of letters. In this illuminating, witty and elegantly written book, Andy Martin reveals how this neglected aspect of Napoleon's remarkable life actually provides the key to understanding it. The French Revolution, Austerl...(展开全部)