Носков, Н.Д. Наполеон. История великого полководца

The fundamental work of the writer Nikolai Dmitrievich Noskov (1869-?) is a detailed description of the era and personality of one of the most prominent French military leaders and statesmen, Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821).

From the preface to the publication: “Both Napoleon himself, as a person, and that great era, the son and instrument of which he was, represent one of the most striking pages of history ... The purpose of this book is to give the reader not a collection of anecdotes, often passed off as history , but in the form of a living story to draw a more or less comprehensive image of that giant, to whom all of Europe seemed cramped during his lifetime ... ”.

The book contains the following chapters: Napoleon's early years. - The first steps of Buonaparte. - From obscurity to fame. - On the other side of the Alps. - Winner in Italy. - In the land of the ancient pharaohs. - The Fatherland is in danger! - First Consul. - Great army. Peace over France. - Emperor of the French. - One against all. - Fire and sword. - At the pinnacle of glory. - In the snows of Russia. - The sun is setting. - Defense of a genius. - One hundred days. - On an island in the middle of the ocean.

The text of the publication is accompanied by a large number of illustrations, both in the text and on separate sheets, which clearly represent the history of the Napoleonic era - ceremonial portraits of Napoleon and his closest assistants, battle scenes, rare old engravings, paintings and drawings by artists of the late XVIII - XIX centuries, facsimiles of letters and documents.