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Roberts, Andrew, 1963-

Napoleon : a life / Andrew Roberts. - xli, 926 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), genealogical table, maps ; 25 cm.

"First published in Great Britain by Allan Lane"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Rise. Corsica -- Revolution -- Desire -- Italy -- Victory -- Peace -- Egypt -- Acre -- Brumaire -- Mastery. Consul -- Marengo -- Lawgiver -- Plots -- Amiens -- Coronation -- Austerlitz -- Jena -- Blockades -- Tllsit -- Iberia -- Wegram -- Zenith -- Denouement. Russia -- Trapped -- Retreat -- Resilience -- Leipzig -- Defiance -- Elba -- Waterloo -- St. Helena.

The definitive biography of the great soldier-statesman by the New York Times bestselling author of The Storm of War and the first one-volume biography to take advantage of the recent publication of Napoleon's thirty-three thousand letters, which radically transform our understanding of his character and motivation.

ISBN: 9780670025329 0670025321

LCCN: bl2014043102

Subjects--Personal Names:
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Emperors--France--Biography.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
France--History--1789-1815.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Biography.

LC Class. No.: DC203 / .R6825 2014

Dewey Class. No.: 944.05/092 B