Robert B. Asprey
Died: January 26, 2009
Robert B. Asprey's Books
A little more than a week ago, I finished reading this wonderful book, which aptly sums up Napoleon's reign. Here was a man who bestrode Europe like a Colossus. Napoleon was a representation of a shift in the governing order whose rule was once largely regarded as a matter of divine right. Though no...
This was a highly readable book about one of the most extraordinary figures ever to bestride the world stage. The chapters were well-structured, not overly weighty nor too long as some books about Napoleon can be. Here the reader sees how Napoleon rose from modest means in Corsica to studies at B...