Napoleon and the art of diplomacy : how war and hubris determined the rise and fall of the French Empire / William R. Nester.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nester, William R., 1956-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emperors--France--Biography.

Diplomacy.

France--History--1789-1815.

France--Foreign relations--1792-1815.

Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (433 p.)

Edition:

1st Savas Beatie ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Savas Beatie, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A small library could be stocked with books written about Napoleon Bonaparte the general, whose battles and campaigns have been studied extensively. Warriors, however, are not generally known for their diplomatic skills and Napoleon is no exception. After all, conquerors are accustomed to imposing rather than negotiating terms. For Napoleon, however, the arts of war and diplomacy meshed. Napoleon was often as brilliant and successful at diplomacy as he was at war, although at times he could also be as disastrous at the diplomatic table as he was on his final battlefield. William R. Nester's Na

Contents:

Introduction; Chapter 1: The Making of the Man 1769-1796; Chapter 2: The Rise of Bonaparte 1796-1799; Chapter 3: The Rise of Napoleon 1799-1805; Chapter 4: Napoleon Invincible 1806-1809; Chapter 5: Imperial Zenith 1810-1812; Chapter 6: Imperial Collapse 1813-1814; Chapter 7: Denouement 1814-1821; Acknowledgements; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [364]-410) and index.

ISBN:

9781611210934

1611210933

OCLC:

797916143