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Historian Zamoyski's (Poland: A History) has previously covered Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821), but here he also assesses the emperor's regime as a whole. The work is a success in all respects, rivaling Andrew Roberts's Napoleon: A Life in astuteness and thoroughness. Like Roberts, Zamoyski bases his study on voluminous archival evidence but has not supplemented it, as did Roberts, with on-site study of the battle...Log In or Sign Up to Read More