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Napoleon

emperor and conqueror
2010
Traces the life of Napoleon Bonaparte, including his childhood, education, political and military accomplishments, and final years in exile.

Napoleon

1980
Briefly describes his career, contributions to the modernization of France, and his defeat.

France under Napoleon

1981
R.R. Palmer translates a French work on the first fifteen years following France's Revolution that covers Napoleon's domestic program, the opposition to it, and the reasons for Napoleon's problems with bringing his plans to fruition.

Napoleon

a biographical companion
1999
Describes the life, achievements, rise to power, and influences of the military leader who crowned himself Emperor of the French and established dominance over Europe.

The Acad?mie

2012
Told in separate voices, teenaged Eliza Monroe, the daughter of a future United States President, Hortense de Beauharnais and Caroline Bonaparte, relatives of Napoleon I, and Madeleine, daughter of an actress, come together at L'Acad?mie Nationale ? St. Germain in the turmoil of 1799 France.

Walks through Napoleon & Josephine's Paris

2004
Presents a pocket guide to French history and describes the city of Paris through the courtship of Napoleon and Josephine.

Sabres of France

the Napoleonic Wars
1961
An account of the twenty years that marked the rise and fall of Napoleon. Describes the people, events and great battles of the time, including the last battle at Waterloo.

The Battle of Waterloo

1996
A detailed account of the events leading up to the celebrated battle of the nineteenth century, the battle itself, and results of Napoleon's military failure.

The age of Napoleon

1985
Reprint of: The Horizon book of the age of Napoleon. 1963. Describes the military, political, cultural, economic, and social aspects of the Napoleonic world.

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