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Napoleon's Glance: The Genius of Strategy

by William Duggan

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ISBN13: 9781560254577
ISBN10: 1560254572
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In Napoleon's Glance William Duggan discovers the secret of Napoleon's success—coup d'oeil (pronounced koo-DOY) meaning a stroke of the eye, or "glance": a sudden insight that shows you what course of action to take. It comes from knowledge of the past: You draw on what worked in other situations, in a new combination that fits the problem at hand. Napoleon's Glance—probably the first book to link Napoleon's victories to Picasso's development as an artist!—tells how 10 great strategists owed their success to coup d'oeil. All 10 applied it with great effort and risk and no guarantee it would work. But in case after case, we find the same story: How American women won the vote. How General Patton became the most successful Allied general on the Western Front of World War II. How Joan of Arc saved France from certain conquest by England. How in one generation Japan went from a peasant backwater to an industrial giant. How Picasso became the leading artist of the twentieth century. Though there have been scores of books written about Napoleon, this is the first popular book written for the general reader about his military strategy.

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The first popular book on military strategy for the general reader, "Napoleon's Glance" shows how Napoleon's battlefield secret has also been used by distinguished figures from the worlds of politics, war, and culture.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-285) and index.

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ISBN:
9781560254577
Subtitle:
The Secret of Strategy
Author:
Duggan, William
Publisher:
Nation Books
Location:
New York
Subject:
Military - Strategy
Subject:
Europe - France
Subject:
Military - General
Subject:
Strategy
Subject:
HISTORY / France
Subject:
France
Series Volume:
no. 116
Publication Date:
20030323
Binding:
HC
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
300
Dimensions:
8.58x5.77x1.04 in. 1.01 lbs.

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