{"product_id":"9781420950601","title":"The Duel","description":"\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eAbout This Book\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Haven't you heard of the duel going on ever since 1801?\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn exciting, swashbuckling thriller based on a true story about two of Napoleon’s soldiers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConrad’s brilliantly ironic tale about two officers in Napoleon’s 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, war’s necessary accessory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eThis Is An Enhanced eBook\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis eBook contains \u003cb\u003eIlluminations\u003c\/b\u003e—additional illustrated material that expand the world of Conrad's novella through text and illustrations—at no additional charge. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Illuminations\"\u003c\/b\u003e 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\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Illustrations include: Jacques-Louis David - Jean-Antoine Gros - Johannes Flintoe - Johann Gottfried Schadow - James Gillroy and others.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Also included is \u003cb\u003eThe Duelist’s Supplement – “The Code Duello: A Diverse Anthology For Personal Use\u003c\/b\u003e” which includes in their entirety the French, Irish and American Southern C\u003ci\u003eode Duellos\u003c\/i\u003e as well as the Queensbury Rules and a description of the Viking \u003ci\u003eHolmganga\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Digireads.com Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141365743856,"sku":"9781420950601","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781420950601_p0.jpg?v=1763738016","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781420950601","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}