Napoleon A Life

Name: Napoleon A Life
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ISBN: 9780143037453

ISBN-10: 0143037455

ISBN-13: 9780143037453

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Authors: Paul Johnson

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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 power, he sees a realist unfettered by loyalty or ideology; in his violent legacy, a model for the totalitarian regimes of the twentieth century.…

Book details

List price: $14.00
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 5/2/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 5.00" wide x 7.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.330
Language: English

Paul Johnson lives in London.



Introduction



The Corsican Background



Revolutionary, General, Consul, Emperor



The Master of the Battlefield



The Flawed and Fragile Empire



The Graveyards of Europe



Elba and Waterloo



The Long Good-bye


Further Reading