Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Napoleon Bonaparte And The Siege Of Toulon: The First Victory Of A Future Emperor Of France, 1793ISBN13:9780857063526ISBN10:0857063529Author:Fox, Charles James (Author)Description:The First Steps To Greatness The Blood Tide That Swept Away The Bourbons In The Terror Of The French Revolution Also Heralded The Revolutionary Wars In Which Republican France Not Only Sought To Spread Its Doctrine Through Europe, But Also Had To Initially Contend With French Royalist Forces Who Fought To Re-Establish The Old Regime In 1793, The Coastal Town Of Toulon In Southern France Lay Under Siege Its Defenders Were French Monarchists Supported By Spanish, Sardinian And British Forces Outside The Defences, Among The Guns Of His Beloved Artillery, Was A 24 Year Old Major In The Republican Army His Genius For War Was Here Given Free Rein And Was Instrumental In Breaking The Siege And Bringing About A Decisive Victory For The Cause He Espoused Recognition Of His Achievement Elevated Him Swiftly To The Rank Of Brigadier General And Placed Him At The Hub Of French Power In A Europe Then Seething With Unrest And Ripe For Sweeping Change That Young Man Was, Of Course, Napoleon Bonaparte What May Have Occurred Had Anyone Realised That This Single Man Was Capable Of Overturning Regimes And Bathing The Continent In Fire And Bloodshed Until His Eventual Downfall Over 20 Years In The Future We May Only Speculate This Book Explains That Pivotal Moment In The History Of The Western World As The Man Who Would Become An Emperor Took His First Steps On The Path To Greatness Available In Softcover And Hardcover With Dust Jacket Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:LEONAUR LTDPublication Date:2010-10-04Weight:0.35 lbsDimensions:0.28'' H x 8.5'' L x 5.5'' WNumber of Pages:120Language:English
Price: 15.44 USD
Location: USA
End Time: 2024-12-26T10:34:30.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
Product Images
Item Specifics
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Return policy details:
Book Title: Napoleon Bonaparte and the Siege of Toulon : the FIRST Victory of a Future Emperor of France 1793
Item Length: 8.5in.
Item Height: 0.3in.
Item Width: 5.5in.
Author: Charles James Fox
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Military / Strategy
Publisher: Leonaur The Limited
Publication Year: 2010
Genre: History
Item Weight: 5.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 120 Pages
