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Napoleon
Explore how Napoleon shaped a nation in arms and how his vision bound a diverse people to a single goal.
Elie Faure’s study examines the forces behind the rise of the Grande Armée and the intimate relationship between a leader and a nation. It contrasts personal passion with collective purpose, showing how war became a continuous, systemic effort that stretched across Europe.
The book blends military history with social portraiture, tracing how conscription, local identities, and regional crafts wove together to form a unified yet volatile power. It explores how Napoleon’s decisions, rhetoric, and style of rule affected both the army and the civilians who supported it.
How a diverse army was organized around a shared will and a common framework. How leadership and policy transformed war into an enduring national project. How the relationship between a ruler and his people shaped European history. How history is written and the interplay of motives, actions, and perception. Ideal for readers seeking a thoughtful, era-spanning analysis of Napoleon and his era.
Elie Faure’s study examines the forces behind the rise of the Grande Armée and the intimate relationship between a leader and a nation. It contrasts personal passion with collective purpose, showing how war became a continuous, systemic effort that stretched across Europe.
The book blends military history with social portraiture, tracing how conscription, local identities, and regional crafts wove together to form a unified yet volatile power. It explores how Napoleon’s decisions, rhetoric, and style of rule affected both the army and the civilians who supported it.
How a diverse army was organized around a shared will and a common framework. How leadership and policy transformed war into an enduring national project. How the relationship between a ruler and his people shaped European history. How history is written and the interplay of motives, actions, and perception. Ideal for readers seeking a thoughtful, era-spanning analysis of Napoleon and his era.
292 pages, Hardcover
First published September 27, 2015
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Élie Faure
138 books20 followersJacques Élie Faure (4 April 1873 – 29 October 1937) was a French medical doctor, art historian and essayist.
Faure was called "the greatest art critic of the 1920s and 30s". He is the author of the History of Art, considered a historiographical pillar in the discipline.
Dr. Faure was drafted as a military doctor at the front line during the First World War. He was quickly traumatized by the fighting and moved to the rear of the battlefield.
His book, La Sainte Face (The Holy Face), published in 1917 retraces his time as a frontline doctor from August 1914 to August 1915. The second part, "Far from the Fire", describes his convalescence in Paris and Côte d'Azur.
Faure was called "the greatest art critic of the 1920s and 30s". He is the author of the History of Art, considered a historiographical pillar in the discipline.
Dr. Faure was drafted as a military doctor at the front line during the First World War. He was quickly traumatized by the fighting and moved to the rear of the battlefield.
His book, La Sainte Face (The Holy Face), published in 1917 retraces his time as a frontline doctor from August 1914 to August 1915. The second part, "Far from the Fire", describes his convalescence in Paris and Côte d'Azur.
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