emperor of the french

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

A biography of the Frenchman who crowned himself Emperor in 1804.

The incredible life of an extraordinary leader. Napoleon is the first in-depth documentary portrait of one of the most famous, influential, and controversial figures ever.

A young English girl describes her friendship with Napoleon when, after his defeat at Waterloo, he comes to live in her family's house on the island of St. Helena.

A reprint of the 1963 text which examines the military, political, cultural, economic, and social aspects of the Napoleonic world, and provides insight into the life and thinking of French military leader Napoleon Bonaparte.

Lieutenant Colonel Richard Sharpe comes out of retirement to find his friend Don Blas Vivar, Captain-General of the Spanish colony of Chile.

Reviews the military career of Napoleon, who learned his strategies from the defeats and victories of history's great military leaders.

A fictionalized account of the life of Josephine Bonaparte that examines her childhood on the Caribbean island of Martinique, marriage to a young French aristocrat, relationships with some of France's most powerful political figures, affair and marriage to Napoleon, and other related topics.