Napoleon's life. Stendhal

You are one of the most famous works about Napoleon Bonaparte. The author is the greatest French writer, one of the most read in the world. Being not only a contemporary of Napoleon, not only an eyewitness to his activity, but also for a number of years by an employee of his military administration, a participant in his campaigns, the standing had a chance to fight in the Italian, Austrian, Prussian and Russian campaigns of Napoleon I, to personally witness the Battle of Borodino and the fire of Moscow , Berezinsky flight of the French emperor. “Love for Napoleon,” Streaml wrote, “is the only passion preserved in me, but this does not prevent me from seeing the shortcomings of his mind and miserable weaknesses that can be reproached him.” The uniqueness of this publication also consists in the fact that it is saturated with magnificent engravings created by outstanding French-Batalist artists by Auguste Raffe and Oras Verne, previously unknown to the Russian-speaking reader. For a wide range of lovers of history and literature.