Summary
" ... the first single-volume, cradle-to-grave 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"--Jacket. Full description
- List of Illustrations
- List of Maps
- Acknowledgements
- The Bonaparte Family Trees
- Introduction
- Part 1.
- Rise
- 1.
- Corsica
- 2.
- Revolution
- 3.
- Desire
- 4.
- Italy
- 5.
- Victory
- 6.
- Peace
- 7.
- Egypt
- 8.
- Acre
- 9.
- Brumaire
- Part 2.
- Mastery
- 10.
- Consul
- 11.
- Marengo
- 12.
- Lawgiver
- 13.
- Plots
- 14.
- Amiens
- 15.
- Coronation
- 16.
- Austerlitz
- 17.
- Jena
- 18.
- Blockades
- 19.
- Tilsit
- 20.
- Iberia
- 21.
- Wagram
- 22.
- Zenith
- Part 3.
- Denouement
- 23.
- Russia
- 24.
- Trapped
- 25.
- Retreat
- 26.
- Resilience
- 27.
- Leipzig
- 28.
- Defiance
- 29.
- Elba
- 30.
- Waterloo
- 31.
- St Helena
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.