Before you is one of the most famous works about Napoleon Bonaparte. The author is the greatest French writer, one of the most read in the world.
Stendhal was not only a contemporary of Napoleon, not only a witness to his activities, but also for several years a collaborator in his military administration,
a participant in his campaigns. He had the opportunity to participate in Napoleon I's Italian, Austrian, Prussian, and Russian campaigns, to witness the Battle of Borodino and the fire of Moscow, the Berezina flight of the French emperor.
"Love for Napoleon, - wrote Stendhal, - is the only passion that has remained in me, but this in no way prevents me from seeing the shortcomings of his mind and the pathetic weaknesses that can be held against him."
The uniqueness of this edition also lies in the fact that it is filled with magnificent engravings created by outstanding French battle artists of the 19th century, Auguste Raffet and Horace Vernet, previously unknown to the Russian-speaking reader.
