Title: A Dull Read
Review: This book is a mostly adulatory review of Napoleon's rise to power. For instance Mr. Asprey's speculates about what a cozy future Europe might have had had Napoleon only managed to compete his vision and unit all Europe under one banner. One might recall that other leaders had the same vision (e.g.: the Kaiser, Hitler et al). Although Mr. Asprey is billed as a former marine the book frequently reads as if written by someone with a narrow grasp of English. One example suffices. "Desaix who held the right formed his divisions into battalion squares about 300 yards across the front and 50 yards down the sides." This leaves one with the speculation that perhaps battalion squares are different from ordinary ones. If your ambition is to know more about Napoleon than you started with this book fits the bill, but it's a hard slog.
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