Napoleon's Eighty Days

by D.J. Goodspeed

The book tells the story of the coup d'etat by which Napoleon Bonaparte seized power in France, making himself First Consul and dictator, in effect, and overthrowing the Directory and the French Revolution. He would shortly make himself Emperor, but that is outside this story. Napoleon, whose campaign in Egypt was clearly doomed, sailed for France on August 23, 1799. Napoleon's new constitution took effect on December 25, 1799. The coup was over, and successful. This book covers what happened in between.

192 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1965

About the author

Colonel (Retired) Donald James Goodspeed was a Canadian military officer, historian and academic. At his death he was Professor Emeritus at Brock University (St. Catherines, Ontario). Professor Goodspeed also wrote mystery/detective fiction under the name Dougal McLeish.

Reviews

[RJW · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great little book. Very entertaining. Just what I was looking for.