The Battle - Brossura

Rambaud, Patrick

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0802138101 ISBN 13: 9780802138101

Casa editrice: Grove Pr, 2001

Riassunto

A dramatic fictional re-creation of the 1809 battle of Essling captures the events of the conflict, NapolTon's first major defeat, through the experiences of real-life people of the time, including the writer Stendhal, the painter Lejeune, and NapolTon himself. Winner of the Prix Goncourt & Grand Prix du Roman de l'AcadTie Frantaise. Reprint.

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The winner of the Prix Goncourt and Grand Prix du Roman de l'Academie Francaise, The Battle is a brilliant, compelling novelization of the battle of Essling, Napoleon's first major defeat. The battle of Essling has long been overlooked by historians and novelists, but Rambaud, relying on research notes compiled by Honore de Balzac, has re-created the confrontation with exceptional skill. Balzac had always wanted to write this novel, but he never moved past the research stage. Picking up where his predecessor left off, Rambaud renders the epic battle in all its pageantry, violence, and chaos.The Battle opens on May 16, 1809, as Napoleon's forces confront the assembled armies of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at Essling, near Vienna. Angered by the Austrians' challenge to his rule over their land, Napoleon is determined to crush the enemy troops with the quick troop maneuvers that won so many previous battles. Yet the French soon find that the wide-open Austrian plains are not conducive to their techniques, as the enemy's sheer manpower begins to overwhelm them.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Grove Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0802138101
• ISBN 13: 9780802138101
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 313
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• Persona responsabile: non disponibile