About This Book
"Haven't you heard of the duel going on ever since 1801?"
An exciting, swashbuckling thriller based on a true story about two of Napoleonâs soldiers.
Conradâs brilliantly ironic tale about two officers in Napoleonâs Grand Army who, under a futile pretext, fought an on-going series of duels throughout the Napoleanic Wars. Over decades, on every occasion they chanced to meet, they fought. Both satiric and deeply sad, this masterful tale treats both the futility of war and the absurdity of false honor, warâs necessary accessory.
This Is An Enhanced eBook
This eBook contains Illuminationsâadditional illustrated material that expand the world of Conrad's novella through text and illustrationsâat no additional charge.Â
"Illuminations" contains writings by Napoleon Bonaparte - Catherine Bearne - Captain Elzear Blaze - Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourienne - Richard Curle - And a historical appreciation of the real life Feraud and d'Hubert
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Illustrations include: Jacques-Louis David - Jean-Antoine Gros - Johannes Flintoe - Johann Gottfried Schadow - James Gillroy and others.
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Also included is The Duelistâs Supplement â âThe Code Duello: A Diverse Anthology For Personal Useâ which includes in their entirety the French, Irish and American Southern Code Duellos as well as the Queensbury Rules and a description of the Viking Holmganga.