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Manfred Weidhorn

Autore di Robert E. Lee

11+ opere 69 membri 2 recensioni

Opere di Manfred Weidhorn

Opere correlate

Colloquium: Essays in Literature and Belief (2001) — Collaboratore — 8 copie

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Informazioni generali

Data di nascita
1931
Sesso
male
Istruzione
Columbia University (PhD|1963)

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This book is difficult to rate since there is nothing mediocre about the book. It is both brilliant and ignorant, and never at the same time. It is ultimately flawed because of the assumptions Weidhorn makes. He can only justify his choice of person of the millennium (and all time, we read toward the end) by assuming that Galileo's changes were the most important in history. This is really begging the question and has no place in such a book. Weidhorn's comments about religion (and especially Martin Luther) are ignorant and misleading, which especially bothered me. At the same time, some of his observations are quite inspired, and I learned much from them.… (altro)
 
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nesum | Dec 19, 2006 |
Although this biography does not cover much of Napoleon's personal life, it does provide extraordinary details of the campaigns & the military career of this brilliant individual, especially when one takes into consideration the few sources in which Weidhorn utilized.
Especially interesting are the comparisons between the Egyptian campaign & the Russian campaigns. Especially disappointing is the assertion of Napoleon's "madness". But overall it is an extremely informative book.
 
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TheCelticSelkie | Sep 29, 2006 |

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Opere
11
Opere correlate
1
Utenti
69
Popolarità
#250,752
Voto
½ 3.5
Recensioni
2
ISBN
17
Lingue
1

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