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Napoleon's First Italian Campaign 1796-1797

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The finest qualities of old world, 19th century bookmaking resurface in the creation of this book. Full, leather binding with gilt stamping encases this oversize 14" x 10" volume. Marbled endpapers, silk ribbon page marker and heavy, gilt edged archival pages. Napoleon received command of the Army of Italy while serving under the French Revolutionary Government known as The Directory. Napoleon’s appointment has long been impugned by various anti-Bonaparte historians as being the result of his courtship and marriage to Josephine rather than as an award of merit. Phipps convincingly dismisses these myths largely by refuting the “memoirs” of Director Paul Barras, an often used but scurrilous source. Napoleon’s sudden rise can mostly be attributed to his resolve on October 5th, 1795, where, on duty in Paris, he led the suppression of an armed Royalist mob with the famous “whiff of grapeshot,” directing artillery fire that clattered down the streets of Paris, bloodily repulsing the insurrection. Napoleon, in essence, had saved the Directory with his decisive response to the crisis.

Pages: 266

Format: Leather Bound

Publisher: Military History Press

Release: May 12, 2022

ISBN: 0985357266

ISBN 13: 9780985357269

Napoleon's First Italian Campaign 1796-1797

4/5 ( ratings)

The finest qualities of old world, 19th century bookmaking resurface in the creation of this book. Full, leather binding with gilt stamping encases this oversize 14" x 10" volume. Marbled endpapers, silk ribbon page marker and heavy, gilt edged archival pages. Napoleon received command of the Army of Italy while serving under the French Revolutionary Government known as The Directory. Napoleon’s appointment has long been impugned by various anti-Bonaparte historians as being the result of his courtship and marriage to Josephine rather than as an award of merit. Phipps convincingly dismisses these myths largely by refuting the “memoirs” of Director Paul Barras, an often used but scurrilous source. Napoleon’s sudden rise can mostly be attributed to his resolve on October 5th, 1795, where, on duty in Paris, he led the suppression of an armed Royalist mob with the famous “whiff of grapeshot,” directing artillery fire that clattered down the streets of Paris, bloodily repulsing the insurrection. Napoleon, in essence, had saved the Directory with his decisive response to the crisis.

Pages: 266

Format: Leather Bound

Publisher: Military History Press

Release: May 12, 2022

ISBN: 0985357266

ISBN 13: 9780985357269

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