The Age of Napoleon (The Story of Civilization, Vol. 11) (His the Story of Civilization ; Pt. 11)
by Will Durant, Ariel Durant
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Read in June, 2007
Awesome general reference for the late 1700's-early 1800's in Europe. Not just military history, which is much easier to find, but notes on the culture and norms of the time, scientific advances, and the arts. Covers Britain AND France, and does a good job; it's a bit like Ferdinand Braudel's stuff, only concentratedon a much narrower time period and geographic area, so it can go much more in-depth. The political discussions are great. I'm reading it mostly for the chapters on Britain, but so fa...more
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Read in January, 2008
I read this at GWC my last semester and I'm reading sections of it again. Durant is an excellent resource when you want to remember what happened when and who did it.
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