Soult: Napoleon's Maligned Marshal
by:
Peter Hayman (author)
Not only was Marshal Soult an outstanding military commander and prime architect of Napoleon's Grand Armee, but he was France's longest-serving head of Government and a statesman of great note. His reputation has been damaged by his "acquisition" of art treasures from the countries he fought - a...
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Not only was Marshal Soult an outstanding military commander and prime architect of Napoleon's Grand Armee, but he was France's longest-serving head of Government and a statesman of great note. His reputation has been damaged by his "acquisition" of art treasures from the countries he fought - a fault not ignored by this book - but this cannot detract from his long and significant influence on European military and political history.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780853689317 (0853689318)
Publish date: December 1st 1990
Publisher: Arms & Armour Press
Pages no: 287
Edition language: English
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