“Napoleon the Little†is a fascinating biographical analysis of the life and deeds of Napoleon Iii written by Victor Hugo. Napoleon I's nephew imposed censorship and harsh repressive measures against his opponents; and many people – including Victor Hugo – went into voluntary exile. Hugo wrote this book as an attempt to awaken his fellow citizens to the dangers they faced under the tyranny of Napoleon Iii. It is a fascinating insight into the life of France's longestserving French head of state since the French Revolution and not to be missed by fans of Hugo's work. Contents include: “December 20; 1848â€; “Mission of the Representativesâ€; “Notice of Expiration of Termâ€; “Men Will Awakenâ€; “Biographyâ€; “Portraitâ€; “In Continuation of the Panegyricsâ€; “The Constitutionâ€; “The Senateâ€; et cetera. Victor Marie Hugo (1802 – 1885) was a French novelist; dramatist; and poet belonging to the Romantic movement. He is widely hailed as one of the most accomplished and wellknown French writers; originally achieving renown for his poetical endeavours-the most notable of which are the volumes “Les Contemplations†and “La Légende des sièclesâ€. Outside of his native country; Hugo's bestknown works are his novels: “Les Misérables†(1862) and “NotreDame de Paris†(1831). Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this book now in an affordable; highquality; modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Interesting fareBy Paul LawrenceSelf-propelled anti-aircraft weapons have been around for quite some time and certainly they’ll often have a presence. Those of the Soviet Union are no different. This book takes the tale from the beginning with the ZSU-37 introduced in 1945 (but which didn’t see combat apparently) through to the 9K22 Tunguska – with a good amount of time spent on the well known SZU 23-4.This – the 222nd instalment of the New Vanguard series by Osprey - conforms to the premise of the series in that it is very concise; has lots of photographs of the vehicles from different angles and has colour illustrations. This latter is of course a boon for modellers and the splashes of colour really do liven up the books. There is a short bibliography and unlike many bibliographies in the Osprey series that deal with Soviet armour this one is made up of books written in English.In some instalments of this series there is so much information to pack in that there is no time to discuss the vehicles operational use. Luckily in this one there is room for some of that and it was interesting to read how some of these weapons went in a live scenario.All up a good instalment of this series and on an interesting subject to boot. Recommended.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns of the Soviet Union is another great book by the osprey seriesBy Scott BaileySelf-propelled anti-aircraft guns of the Soviet Union is another great book by the osprey series; book provides great detail and lots of drawing and pictures. The most interesting for me was reading about the latest ant-aircraft system the SA-22 weapon system that is now in service and the mods being done on this system. The other older systems are also covered but the most recent data on the current new systems was well worth the purchase. Easy read and enjoyable6 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Soviet and Russian anti aircraft vehiclesBy Terry SofianThis book is on the middle to upper end of the Osprey scale. It has a lot of really excellent photos and other illustrations and gives a good history of the various systems developed by the Soviets. Guardia also does an very good job describing similar systems fielded by NATO as well as NATO aircraft countermeasures. There are a number of editing errors I found troubling; by way of example one of the Soviet guns was given an armor penetration of 110 cm which seems like it should be 110 mm. Osprey's editorial staff should have caught that and I think they let down the reader; and the author by not tightening up and catching such errors before the book goes to print. Otherwise this is an excellent work and well worth getting. I recommend this for anyone with an interest in Soviet AFV or in air defense systems in general.
