{"product_id":"napoleon-9780451531650","title":"Napoleon","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Markham has achieved a startlingly vivid and coherent picture of Napoleon's career, of the social and intellectual influences that molded it, and of the men and forces that opposed it. The military events, the political movements, the personal intrigues--all appear, each in its proper place and perspective.\"--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis magnificent reconstruction of Napoleon's life and legend, written by a distinguished Oxford scholar, is based on intimate documents--including the personal letters of Marie-Louise and the decoded diaries of Grand Marshal Bertrand, who accompanied Napoleon to his final exile on St. Helena. It has been hailed as the most important single-volume work in Napoleonic literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFelix Markham\u003c\/b\u003e (1908-92) was born in Brighton, England. After graduating from Oxford, he taught history there for some forty years. Among his books are \u003ci\u003eNapoleon and the Awakening of Europe\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Bonapartes. \u003c\/i\u003eHe was also the editor and translator of such works as \u003ci\u003eHenri Comte de Saint-Simon, 1760-1825: Selected Writings. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteven Englund\u003c\/b\u003e took a doctorate from Princeton after studying at Cambridge. He has taught at UCLA, the Université de Paris VIII, Sciences Po, l'École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, and is now Distinguished NYU Professor at the American University of Paris. His books or coauthorships include \u003ci\u003eThe Inquisition in Hollywood: Politics in the Film Community, 1930-1960\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNapoleon: A Political Life\u003c\/i\u003e, which was winner of the History Grand Prix of the Fondation Napoléon as well as the J. Russell Major Prize (for best book in English on French History, 2004) of the American Historical Association. Among the publications he contributes to are \u003ci\u003eLa Revue des Deux Mondes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLe Monde\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLa Revue d'Histoire Moderne et Contemporaine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCommonweal\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCross Currents\u003c\/i\u003e. He was a Guggenheim Fellow from 2005 to 2006.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Signet Book","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50324698988818,"sku":"9780451531650","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_86090f54-9967-400d-a1ed-68926105d6dd.jpg?v=1727670969","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/napoleon-9780451531650","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}