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