Napoleon's Marshals: Historical Portraits

This book tells the story of the lives of twenty-six famous commanders who received their marshal's baton from Napoleon. They were people of very different origins: from aristocrats to those from lower social classes. The reader will learn about the beginnings of these brave and ambitious individuals, their attitudes towards power, what they came to at the end of their lives, and how they behaved towards the person to whom they owed their high position. The book will help to understand Napoleon's influence on the people of his generation and on the political situation in Europe.