Books by Andrew Roberts
Found 3 books
This biography of King George III is a new and excellent book by Andrew Roberts, who also wrote a great biography of Napoleon. The subtitle of this one is The Misunderstood Reign of George III , and here is one excerpt:
There are also books which I think very likely deserve to make this list, but I have not had time to read much of them. Most notably, those include the new biographies of Alain Locke , Thomas Cromwell , Gandhi , and Winston Churchill .
That is from the new and excellent Andrew Roberts, Churchill: Walking with Destiny . It is true of course that the fifty years prediction was off. Here is the Churchill essay .
Andrew Roberts’s biography of Napoleon made me want to read an additional biography of Napoleon, because it made his life to me more interesting. It made Napoleon’s period more interesting too. I might read a book on cavalry tactics as well, a topic I have never read on before.
3. Andrew Roberts, Napoleon: A Life . The fact that so many pages still feel so non-comprehensive is a testament to the life being covered here, and to the richness of its historical period. Still, this is fresh and easy to read throughout, recommended.