Charles Esdaile
Author of Napoleon's Wars: An International History, 1803-1815
About the Author
Charles J. Esdaile has been a member of staff in the Department of History at the University of Liverpool since 1989. Awarded a personal chair in 2004, he is the author of numerous works on the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars and the history of modern Spain, including The Spanish Civil War show more (2018), Wars of the French Revolution: 1792-1801 (2018), Napoleon, France and Waterloo: The Eagle Rejected (2016), Burgos: Occupation, Siege, Aftermath, 1808-1814 (2014), Women in the Peninsular War (2014), Napoleon's Wars: An International History (2007) and The Peninsular War: A New History (2002). show less
Works by Charles Esdaile
La etapa liberal (1808-1898): el levantamiento español, la guerra de independencia, restauración y revolución (2007) 25 copies
30-Second Napoleon: The 50 fundamentals of his life, strategies, and legacy, each explained in half a minute (2017) 6 copies
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- Canonical name
- Esdaile, Charles
- Other names
- Esadile, Charles J. (fuller name)
- Birthdate
- 1959-08-12
- Gender
- male
- Occupations
- historian
professor - Organizations
- University of Liverpool (professor in history)
Royal Historical Society (Fellow)
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- Works
- 30
- Members
- 780
- Popularity
- #32,630
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
- 11
- ISBNs
- 76
- Languages
- 2
- Favorited
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Esdaile beinir athygli sinni fyrst og fremst að alþjóðastjórnmálum þessa tíma, skoðanaskiptum fyrirmanna í ríkjunum sem komu að Evrópuhernaðinum en horfir síður til samfélagssögunnar, efnahagshluta hennar né hernaðinum þótt hann gleymi þessum atriðum ekki alfarið.
Þetta er ágætist rit til að fá yfirgripsmikla þekkingu á þessu tímabili og ég fræddist heilmikið um hluti sem voru mér ókunnir. Hins vegar fór í taugarnar á mér að Esdaile útskýrði mikið af ákvörðunum Napóleons sem afleiðing mikilmennskubrálæðis, þorsta eftir frægð og drambs auk þess sem hann kallaði þá sem mæltu ákvörunum franska keisarans bót ýmist Napóleon elskendur eða afsökunarsinna.
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