Bonaparte's Conquerors Barry Maitland set in a sliver of

set in a sliver of Los Angeles largely ignored by the media during the riots

she is f-ted

Usually you do it without even realizing it

With Harper already living on the edge

Melvyn Bragg's portrait of the mood and politics of the era remains as pertinent today as on its original publication

Bonaparte's Conquerors Barry Maitland set in a sliver ofRecalled to Paris for the first time in four years, Alain Lausard and his heroic cavalry unit look on as Bonaparte stages the coup d'etat that dissolves the existing regime. When the Corsican is appointed First Consul of the Republic, and his unit's stay in barracks becomes more prolonged, Lausard senses change in the air. With Bonaparte under pressure to make peace with the enemies of France, Lausard's dragoons are reduced to flushing out