consulate and empire, 1799-1815

Contains contemporary quotations drawn from speeches, letters, diaries, newspaper articles, and memoirs.

Follows Napoleon Bonaparte from his origins as a lowly soldier to his rise to military power and his conquest of Europe.

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

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.

Follows Napoleon Bonaparte from his origins as a lowly soldier to his rise to military power and his conquest of Europe.

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.

A biography of the general who used his skills to carve out the largest and wealthiest empire the world had seen since the fall of Rome.