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Napoleon Napoleon by David G. Chandler
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“At times he despaired, contemplating leaving France altogether and placing his sword at the disposal of the Sultan of Turkey.”
David G. Chandler, Napoleon
“And so it was that probationer sous-lieutenant Buonaparte joined the La Fére Artillery Regiment at Valence on 5 November 1785. The greatest military career in history had begun.”
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“a historical novelist were to invent such a character, he would be accused of fantasy.”
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“Indeed, one contemporary British general has declared with definitive candour ‘There have been only three great commanders in history: Alexander the Great, Napoleon and myself.”
David G. Chandler, Napoleon