Proctor Patterson Jones, Jean Tulard (Foreword), Charles Otto Zieseniss (Contributor) "Napoleon: An Intimate Account of the Years of Supremacy."
Presents excerpts from the memoirs of Napoleon's secretary and his valet, Louis Constant Wairy.
Proctor Jones has compiled the memoirs of Meneval, the private secretary to Napoleon and Constant, his valet to present a vivid picture of Napoleon as seen by these two men who were at his hand almost throughout his career. It is a visually stunning book containing hundreds of pictures bringing to life the words and events discussed by these two men.
Napoleon is considered one of the greatest military commanders in history, and his wars and campaigns are still studied at military schools worldwide. However, historians still debate whether he was responsible for the Napoleonic Wars in which between three and six million people died.
This is not a book which details Napoleon's battles or his strategic genius, but is a book that provides a wonderful insight into his character and personality instead.
Anyway, a fantastic addition to anyone who has studied Napoleon.
Hardcover, 1992.
Used book. Very good, nice and clean.