Napoleon's Marshals

Few military careers have rivalled the drama of those 26 officers who became Napoleon's marshals. First published in 1987, and written by a team of military historians, this text records these individual careers with verve and accuracy.

The twenty-six marshals who served Napoleon were gathered from every strata of French society, linked only by their reputation for courage. Some were cultivated men, some quite the reverse. Glory-seekers, feuders and barely disguised looters, their individual careers have never been described with greater verve and accuracy.