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Publisher : Pelangi ePublishing Sdn Bhd
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 45,8 MB
Release : 2012-11-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9674310746
This book is suitable for children age 9 and above. Napoleon Bonaparte was the first emperor of France. He was a very successful military general and he led his army into many victorious battles. This is the story of how a lawyer's son rose to become a powerful emperor.
Author : Walter Scott
Publisher :
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 46,46 MB
Release : 1835
Category : France
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Author : Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne
Publisher :
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 35,47 MB
Release : 1892
Category : France
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Author : Robert Asprey
Publisher :
Page : 610 pages
File Size : 22,27 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0465048811
Previously published as v. 1 of The rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Author : Walter Scott
Publisher :
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 48,74 MB
Release : 1875
Category : France
ISBN :
Author : Adam Zamoyski
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 594 pages
File Size : 33,65 MB
Release : 2018-10-16
Category : History
ISBN : 1541644557
The definitive biography of Napoleon -- hailed as "magnificent" by The Economist. "What a novel my life has been!" Napoleon once said of himself. Born into a poor family, the callow young man was, by twenty-six, an army general. Seduced by an older woman, his marriage transformed him into a galvanizing military commander. The Pope crowned him as Emperor of the French when he was only thirty-five. Within a few years, he became the effective master of Europe, his power unparalleled in modern history. His downfall was no less dramatic. The story of Napoleon has been written many times. In some versions, he is a military genius, in others a war-obsessed tyrant. Here, historian Adam Zamoyski cuts through the mythology and explains Napoleon against the background of the European Enlightenment, and what he was himself seeking to achieve. This most famous of men is also the most hidden of men, and Zamoyski dives deeper than any previous biographer to find him. Beautifully written, Napoleon brilliantly sets the man in his European context.
Author : Charles Esdaile
Publisher :
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 29,15 MB
Release : 2019-02-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1782407553
Almost two centuries since his death, Napoleon Bonaparte remains the subject of vigorous debate. On one side are those with a romantic attachment to ideals of liberty and democracy, on the other are those who would rather see him as an ambitious warlord, bent on establishing a colonial empire in the heart of Europe. 30-Second Napoleon takes in both viewpoints, presenting an engrossing introduction to one of the most recognizable figures in history and one of extraordinary interest whichever point of view you take, romantic or pragmatic: one who did much to modernize Europe, and who stood for both a powerful state and for rational and efficient government, plus such principles as equality before the law and the career open to talent--achievements that explain his continued fascination for so many people.
Author : Barry Edward O'Meara
Publisher :
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 38,69 MB
Release : 1822
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Author : Jim Gigliotti
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 32,12 MB
Release : 2018-12-04
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0448488604
Learn more about Napoleon Bonaparte, the decorated French military leader who conquered much of Europe in the early nineteenth century. Born in the Mediterranean island of Corsica, Napoleon Bonaparte felt like an outsider once his family moved to France. But he found his life's calling after graduating from military school. Napoleon went on to become a brilliant military strategist and the emperor of France. In addition to greatly expanding the French empire, Napoleon also created many laws, which are still encoded in legal systems around the world.
Author : Michael Broers
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 503 pages
File Size : 29,37 MB
Release : 2018-02-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0571301533
Napoleon's life reached its most extraordinary stage, between 1805 and 1810. In 1805, Napoleon was suddenly at war with Britain, Russia, and Austria. He mobilised all his power to confront them, unleashing his magnificent Grande Armée. Its first, resounding victory at Austerlitz was followed by a whirlwind of campaigns, bringing Napoleon and his men to the borders of Russia. These stunning triumphs made Napoleon the master of the continent, but they left Britain unbowed. In the years that followed, this struggle with Britain came to dominate Napoleon's actions, leading him into the bloodbath of the Spanish Peninsular war, and his attempt to blockade Europe against British commerce. In 1809, Austria launched yet another assault on him. By 1810, Napoleon had routed them, and divorced Josephine in order to marry the daughter of the Austrian Emperor. But at a time of such victory, his own family was torn asunder in the struggle for survival.
