Napoleon Bonaparte
Title | Napoleon Bonaparte PDF eBook |
Author | Judith Anderson |
Publisher | Wayland |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Emperors |
ISBN | 9780750260527 |
This book explores the life of Napoleon Bonaparte, from his early years and schooling through to his life as a soldier and the Emperor of France.
Napoleon Bonaparte. Judith Anderson
Title | Napoleon Bonaparte. Judith Anderson PDF eBook |
Author | Judith Anderson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 34 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | JUVENILE NONFICTION |
ISBN | 9780750272490 |
This book explores the life of Napoleon Bonaparte, from his early years and schooling through to his life as a soldier and the Emperor of France.
The Life & Times of Napoleon Bonaparte
Title | The Life & Times of Napoleon Bonaparte PDF eBook |
Author | J. Anderson Black |
Publisher | |
Pages | 73 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Life and Art of Richard Mansfield
Title | Life and Art of Richard Mansfield PDF eBook |
Author | William Winter |
Publisher | |
Pages | 456 |
Release | 1910 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN |
Napoleon Bonaparte
Title | Napoleon Bonaparte PDF eBook |
Author | Alexandre Dumas |
Publisher | |
Pages | 256 |
Release | 1912 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Napoleon Bonaparte
Title | Napoleon Bonaparte PDF eBook |
Author | John S. C. Abbott |
Publisher | IndyPublish.com |
Pages | 112 |
Release | 2008-05-01 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9781437815900 |
Napoleon and de Gaulle
Title | Napoleon and de Gaulle PDF eBook |
Author | Patrice Gueniffey |
Publisher | Harvard University Press |
Pages | 417 |
Release | 2020-05-12 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0674988388 |
One of France’s most famous historians compares two exemplars of political and military leadership to make the unfashionable case that individuals, for better and worse, matter in history. Historians have taught us that the past is not just a tale of heroes and wars. The anonymous millions matter and are active agents of change. But in democratizing history, we have lost track of the outsized role that individual will and charisma can play in shaping the world, especially in moments of extreme tumult. Patrice Gueniffey provides a compelling reminder in this powerful dual biography of two transformative leaders, Napoleon Bonaparte and Charles de Gaulle. Both became national figures at times of crisis and war. They were hailed as saviors and were eager to embrace the label. They were also animated by quests for personal and national greatness, by the desire to raise France above itself and lead it on a mission to enlighten the world. Both united an embattled nation, returned it to dignity, and left a permanent political legacy—in Napoleon’s case, a form of administration and a body of civil law; in de Gaulle’s case, new political institutions. Gueniffey compares Napoleon’s and de Gaulle’s journeys to power; their methods; their ideas and writings, notably about war; and their postmortem reputations. He also contrasts their weaknesses: Napoleon’s limitless ambitions and appetite for war and de Gaulle’s capacity for cruelty, manifested most clearly in Algeria. They were men of genuine talent and achievement, with flaws almost as pronounced as their strengths. As many nations, not least France, struggle to find their soul in a rapidly changing world, Gueniffey shows us what a difference an extraordinary leader can make.