Andrew Roberts

“No man is considered just and virtuous who does not know whence he came and wither he is going. – Napoleon”

“I am very happy to see the enemy wish to avoid our coming to him. – Napoleon”

“One of the chief values reading history, this is the author, is its capacity to "provoke renegade thoughts".”

“His constant references to the ancient world have the effect of giving ordinary soldiers a sense of their lives.”