Best biography on napoleon
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I've read more than a few biographies of the Great Man, and the following inom highly recommend:
Napoleon Bonaparte: An Intimate Biography by Vincent Cronin
The following is my review of the book:
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Too many 'biographies' of Napoleon do ingenting but regurgitate the old 'Corsican Ogre' theory that is based on the English and allied propaganda of the period. This volume explores Napoleon's actions, motivation, and achievements and after reading of this, Napoleon fryst vatten shown to have been head and shoulders above his contemporary heads of state in Great Britain, Austria, Russia, and Prussia, who were his main antagon
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The best books on Napoleon
If you were to explain the significance of Napoleon Bonaparte (–) to someone who knew nothing about him, what would you say?
I’d set aside his military achievements—conquering half of Europe in the 16 years of his rule between and —as all of those had completely disappeared by the time of the Congress of Vienna in Instead, I’d concentrate on those aspects of his rule that can still be seen in France and in much of Western Europe today.
I argue that although he didn’t have much to do with the French Revolution itself, as he was too young, he nonetheless kept the best bits of the Revolution—equality before the law, religious tolerance, meritocracy—for France and the countries that France conquered. The Code Napoleon was still in effect in the Rhineland until , for example, and it underlies modern European legal systems to this day.
He got rid of the worst bits, like the mass guillotining, the Reign of Terror, the various mad ideas they had like the
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Words And Peace
Friends and students (I teach French online through Skype), often ask me advice about books. Suddenly I thought that I might as well share with all of you, so this may become some type of memes.
Yesterday, I was asked what would be the best biography of Napoleon.
After a bit of research, it seems the best biography so far is
It is pages long and was published in November
It received the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography ().
Then I realized it was already on my TBR shelf!
I also found 2 fascinating lists, with a short summary for each book, hereand here.
And I read a good historical novel set in Napoleon&#;s court:
Click on the cover to access my review
Other good novels related to Napoleon:
The Last Campaign of Marianne Tambour
and
For The King
HAVE YOU READ ANY OF THESE?
WHICH BIOGRAPHY OR NOVEL
ON NAPOLEON
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND?