Napoleon : A Life
ISBN: 9780143037453 | 0143037455
Edition: ReprintFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books
Pub. Date: 5/2/2006
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A bestselling historians vigorous and searching biography of the towering figure who cast his shadow over two centuries In an ideal pairing of author and subject, the magisterial historian Paul Johnson offers a vivid look at the life of the strategist, general, and dictator who conquered much of Europe. Following Napoleon from the barren island of Corsica to his early training in Paris, from his meteoric victories and military dictatorship to his exile and death, Johnson examines the origins of his ferocious ambition. In Napoleons quest for pow... MORE
| Introduction | p. ix |
| The Corsican Background | p. 1 |
| Revolutionary, General, Consul, Emperor | p. 15 |
| The Master of the Battlefield | p. 49 |
| The Flawed and Fragile Empire | p. 73 |
| The Graveyards of Europe | p. 118 |
| Elba and Waterloo | p. 146 |
| The Long Good-bye | p. 169 |
| Further Reading | p. 189 |
| Table of Contents provided by Ingram. A... MORE |
Paul Johnson is an acclaimed historian and the author of many bestselling books, including Modern Times, A History of the American People, and The History of Christianity. He is a frequent contributor to the New York Times,Wall Street Journal, and Spectator.
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