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Napoleon's Buttons: How 17 Molecules Changed History
Napoleon's Buttons How 17 Molecules Changed History
Author: Penny M, Le Couteur, Jay Burreson
Though many factors have been proposed to explain the failure of Napoleon's 1812 Russian campaign, it has also been linked to something as small as a button-a tin button, the kind that fastened everything from the greatcoats of Napoleon's officers to the trousers of his foot soldiers. When temperatures drop below 56°F, tin crumbles i...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781585422203
ISBN-10: 1585422207
Publication Date: 4/28/2003
Pages: 375
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Publisher: Jeremy P. Tarcher
Book Type: Hardcover
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