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Title: Historically Accurate sometimes misses the point
Review: Over all I think that the this book was one minor flaw from being great. Alan Schom does an incredible job of presenting the facts about Napoleon's career. I found the level of detail that he goes into very helpful in providing a good history lesson and in providing me insight into Bonaparte's character.The major flaw is that on a few occasions Mr. Schom forgets what Bonaparte is trying to accomplish and critices his efforts without end justification. For example when Schom talks about Bonaparte's generals he explains that Napoleon's generals often argue with him about tactics as if this is bad. The point that he is missing is that it is Napoleon's job to make the final decision and ultimately with large groups of leaders someone, several people will question your judgement. What really counts is if you win or not in the end.Just my opinion. I think that this is a great book and a worthy read.
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