Aide-de-Camp to Napoleon (Hardcover)


The colourful career of a member of Napoleon's staff
This is the autobiography of the man who became Count Philippe de Segur, general of Division, Peer of France. Born in 1780, Segur was a child of the revolution. He was a private in 1800, an aide de camp to Napoleon and a general by 1812. His is the story of the Revolution, Consulate and First Empire of France. Segur saw campaigns throughout the epoch and the titles of the chapters of his memoir give clear indications as to the colour of its detail. Here are Austerlitz, Ulm, Vienna, Jena, Berlin and the war in the Iberian Peninsula. For those who are interested in the Napoleonic Wars this book, written by one who was intimate with the strategies and machinations of the Emperor, will be an essential addition to their library.

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The colourful career of a member of Napoleon's staff
This is the autobiography of the man who became Count Philippe de Segur, general of Division, Peer of France. Born in 1780, Segur was a child of the revolution. He was a private in 1800, an aide de camp to Napoleon and a general by 1812. His is the story of the Revolution, Consulate and First Empire of France. Segur saw campaigns throughout the epoch and the titles of the chapters of his memoir give clear indications as to the colour of its detail. Here are Austerlitz, Ulm, Vienna, Jena, Berlin and the war in the Iberian Peninsula. For those who are interested in the Napoleonic Wars this book, written by one who was intimate with the strategies and machinations of the Emperor, will be an essential addition to their library.

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Imprint

Leonaur Ltd

Country of origin

United States

Release date

May 2009

Availability

Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days

First published

May 2009

Authors

Dimensions

216 x 140 x 25mm (L x W x T)

Format

Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards / With dust jacket

Pages

376

ISBN-13

978-1-84677-660-1

Barcode

9781846776601

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LSN

1-84677-660-0



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