Alan Schom. Stated first edition, first printing. Possible review copy not a BCE. New York: Harper Collins, 1997. Both unclipped dust jacket, in a mylar wrapper, and hardcover are in Near Fine condition. Jacket design by Lisa Cohen. No writing or markings found in the book, 888 pp.
Schom, a historian and biographer, presents a highly critical and deeply researched account of Napoleon’s life. The authors work is a detailed and critical biography of Napoleon, notable for challenging the romanticized view of the French leader.
This remarkably ambitious, compulsively readable, and authoritative one-volume life of Napoleon includes all facest of Napoleaon's incredible career, from his childhood in Corsica to his death in exile on the island of St. Helena. It follows his many military campaigns and describes the great battles he won and losr, from norther Italy to Egypt, Spain, Prussia, Austria, Poland and Russia, to his dinal defeat at Waterloo.
With that said, it's also considered a scholarly and unflinching work, not a celebratory one. It garnered mixed reviews, praised for its detail but also criticized for its harsh tone. For readers interested in revisionist history or a counterbalance to the Napoleonic myth, it’s a valuable reference.
