Napoleon's Marshals book by David Chandler

Description: Napoleon's Marshals book by David Chandler : Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice book in great condition. Pages in excellent condition. No notes or highlighting. See images. Fantastic book. Format: Hardcover Author: David Chandler ISBN: 9780297791249 Condition: Used - Very Good Westcove UK offer a 100% money back guarantee. If for any reason you are not happy with your transaction, please let us know and we will do whatever we can to resolve your issues. About the book >.>.> Few military careers-whether considered individually or collectively - can have rivalled the drama, the opportunities proffered or the penalties incurred - than those of the twenty-six senior officers who in due course formed the Napoleonic Marshalate. The men concerned came from every strata of French society, including a number from the officers and non- commissioned-officers of the pre-revolutionary French Bourbon Army, who may truly be said to have had their batons "... in their knapsacks". The reasons that led to individuals being selected by the Emperor Napoleon I for this distinction were complex. A reputation for courage in action and perseverance on campaign figured high amongst the qualities desired, but internal army politics played as great a part as proven ability in high command. The favoured eighteen of the original promotion of August 1804 and the eight appointed later were very much of a mixed bag. Glory-seekers, feuders, barely disguised (if at all) looters on the grand scale - they left their mark on the early nineteenth century which saw their exploits. Some were cultivated men; others the very reverse. Two would become kings, a number more received princedoms - including Marshal Andr� Massena, whose descendant - Victor Massena, Prince of Essling - has provided the Foreword. Almost all received vast grants of land and sums of money from the Emperor. On the other hand, three would die of wounds received in action; five more would meet violent deaths, and all, without exception, suffered the strains of seemingly perpetual warfare, involving (for many) periods of disgrace and, after Waterloo, persecution. Centre-stage from 1804 until 1815 was the towering genius of the Emperor Napoleon - a hard master who spared neither his chosen commanders nor himself, and deliberately distanced himself from them - employing the methods of personal charisma and "divide and rule" to keep them in some form of order. (MP)

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