NAPOLEON VOLUME 2: THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE
Book ID/图书代码： 04560016B92008
English Summary/英文概要： Napoleon’s life reached its most extraordinary stage, between 1805 and 1810.
In 1805, Napoleon was suddenly at war with Britain, Russia, and Austria. He mobilised all his power to confront them, unleashing his magnificent Grande Armée. Its first, resounding victory at Austerlitz was followed by a whirlwind of campaigns, bringing Napoleon and his men to the borders of Russia.
These stunning triumphs made Napoleon the master of the continent, but they left Britain unbowed. In the years that followed, this struggle with Britain came to dominate Napoleon’s actions, leading him into the bloodbath of the Spanish Peninsular war, and his attempt to blockade Europe against British commerce.
In 1809, Austria launched yet another assault on him. By 1810, Napoleon had routed them, and divorced Josephine in order to marry the daughter of the Austrian Emperor.
But at a time of such victory, his own family was torn asunder in the struggle for survival.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 拿破仑的人生在1805年至1810年间到达了最不平凡的阶段。
1805年，拿破仑突然与英国、俄国和奥地利开战。他动用了所有力量来对抗这几个国家。军队在奥斯特里茨第一次取得完胜，随之而来的是旋风式的战役，拿破仑和他的军队一直到了俄国边境。这些令人震惊的胜利使拿破仑成为欧洲大陆的统治者，但他们没有让英国屈服。在接下来的几年里，与英国的斗争成为拿破仑行动的重点，西班牙半岛战争血流成河，他还企图封锁欧洲以对抗英国商业。1809年，奥地利对他发动了又一次进攻。到1810年，拿破仑打败了他们，与约瑟芬离婚，娶了奥地利皇帝的女儿。
但在这样一个胜利的时刻，他的家庭却在生存斗争中四分五裂。（LYR）
Awards/获奖情况：“学术基础扎实，叙述节奏恰到好处，作者还挖掘出了不少波拿巴王朝的新料。”——《泰晤士报》本周图书
“生动记录了这段时期的诸多战役，引人入胜……对研究拿破仑其人来说是一部出色的作品。”——《科克斯评论》
“作者对拿破仑战争的描写充斥着主人公的性格和心理。他唤起了各种的荣耀和缺陷，屠杀的痛苦，世界末日的余波，战争的荣耀和怜悯……事实上，其中没有一个时刻是无聊或放松的。这就是一个偏执狂的人生。”——《每日邮报》本周图书
’The scholarship is impressive, the narrative has the pace and panache appropriate to the subject and there is much that is new, particularly when Broers probes behind the glitzy façade of Bonaparte’s empire.’ (The Times, ’Book of the Week’)
’Page-turning accounts of the many military engagements of the time. . . an excellent character study of Napoleon.’ (Kirkus)
’His accounts of Napoleonic battles are suffused with the characters and psychology of their chief protagonists. He evokes the brilliance of one, the flaws of the other, the bitterness of the slaughter, the apocalyptic aftermaths, the glory and the pity of war. . . . There’s not a dull or relaxing moment, in fact. Such is the life of a monomaniac.’ (Daily Mail, ’Book of the Week’)
’What one wants of a biography on this scale is the scholarship without the show, and that is just what Broers delivers. . . His business here is to understand Napoleon and not to judge. . . empathy, as in his first volume, never gets the better of his critical detachment. This is a biography to trust.’ (Spectator)
About the Author/作者介绍： Michael Broers，牛津大学西欧历史学教授，著有《拿破仑帝国在意大利，1796-1814》，该书荣获2006年拿破仑大奖；以及《拿破仑的另一场战争：革命时代的强盗、叛徒和追兵》等。
Michael Broers is Professor of Western European History at Oxford University. He is the author of, among other books about revolutionary and Napoleonic Europe, The Napoleonic Empire in Italy, 1796-1814, winner of the Grand Prix Napoléon prize, 2006, and of Napoleon’s Other War: Bandits, Rebels and their Pursuers in the Age of Revolutions.
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