The French Revolution in the 18th century saw the downfall of the French monarchy and the ascension of a prominent figure who played a major role in shaping modern European history. The abolishment of ...
New York Times subscribers* enjoy full access to TimesMachine—view over 150 years of New York Times journalism, as it originally appeared. NAPOLEON By Paul Johnson. 190 pp. New York: Lipper/Viking.
David A. Bell, Napoleon: A Concise Biography (Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2015), 152 pp., $18.95. Michael Broers, Napoleon: Soldier of Destiny (New ...
IF THE tremendous accumulation of books about Napoleon seems an argument against reading another, it is an even stronger argument against writing one. Emil Ludwig’s “Napoleon, the Man of Destiny” is a ...
Andrew Roberts' big, meticulously researched and very readable Napoleon: A Life is aimed at the general reader, but will appeal particularly to those who already know the essentials of his story.
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