Napoleon Bonaparte A Life |
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| Author:
| Schom, Alan |
| ISBN: | 978-0-06-092958-9 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 1998 |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $55.00 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.