Napoleon Bonaparte: A Life
Alan Schom
A definitive biography of Bonaparte from his birth in Corsica to his death in exile on St Helena, this book examines all aspects of Bonaparte's spectacular rise to power and his dizzying fall. It offers close examination of battlefield victories, personal torments, military genius, Bonaparte's titanic ego and his relationships with the French government, Talleyrand, Wellington and Josephine. A consummate biography of a complex man.
Buy this book at AmazonAd- Publisher
- Harper Collins
- Year
- 1998
- ISBN-13
- 9780060929589
- Genre
- Biography & Memoir
- Topics
- Napoleon BonaparteNapoleonic WarsFrench history
Awards
- Los Angeles Times Book Prize for BiographyShortlisted(1997)
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