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Metternich's memoirs are therefore famous; his estimates of Napoleon and other contemporaries have become classic. Yet there is a narrowness about all his views, the craftiness of the aged politician shows everywhere in his judgments; and, as men ventured to say even in his own day of repression, if Europe had only been saved from Napoleon to be handed over to Metternich, it might just as well have been left un saved.
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Metternich's memoirs are therefore famous; his estimates of Napoleon and other contemporaries have become classic. Yet there is a narrowness about all his views, the craftiness of the aged politician shows everywhere in his judgments; and, as men ventured to say even in his own day of repression, if Europe had only been saved from Napoleon to be handed over to Metternich, it might just as well have been left un saved.
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Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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The age of Napoleon might well be limited within even narrower dates than those outlining the present volume. Napoleon first rose to power in France in 1795. By 1798 he had complete control of the government; six years later his enraptured countrymen proclaimed him Emperor. In 1809 he married an Austrian princess and became the recognized lord of Europe. In 1812 he began his disastrous Russian campaign; then his bubble burst, and he was driven into final unchanging exile in 1815. For twenty years Napoleon thus swept the world like a hurricane; no man could stand against him, no general meet him in battle, no diplomat outwit him, no accident overwhelm him. At length God sent against him a sudden unexpected Russian winter, as though of direct purpose to prove that earth's forces are mightier than the mightiest among men.
In such an age our volume will naturally look first for any autobiographic words from its central figure. More books probably have been written about Napoleon than about any other person not accepted as divine. These books quote all of his words that writers can gather or remember. But a vaguely quoted and perchance distorted saying is vastly different from an autobiographers own well-considered statement about himself. The only such definite presentation of Napoleons life by Napoleon occurs in the mandate or testament of counsel which just before his death he dictated for his son, that little son who for his mother's sake was being protected by the Austrian court and brought up to be an Austrian. To this celebrated dying testament of self-defense, explanation and affection, we have prefixed the most noted of Napoleon's letters to Josephine, his earlier wife.
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Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book is a memoir from Joseph Fouchà , an enigmatic and influential figure in the French Revolution and Napoleonic eras, who served as Minister of Police under Emperor Napoleon. The author looks back on his life and career with remarkable introspection, providing a rare glimpse into the complexities and contradictions within one of the most tumultuous periods in European history. Fouchà was a keen observer and shrewd political operator, and this book provides a unique insider's account of the high-stakes political machinations that characterized the French Revolution and the rise and fall of Napoleon. Fouchà 's personal reflections, combined with his behind-the-scenes insights into some of the most consequential events in modern history, make this book an invaluable resource for scholars, students, and anyone interested in the era. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9781330745366_0
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