Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. NOW A MAJOR BBC2 TV SERIES AWARDED THE PRIX DU JURY DES GRANDS PRIX DE LA FONDATION NAPOLÉON 2014 From Andrew Roberts, author of the Sunday Times bestseller The Storm of War, this is the definitive modern biography of Napoleon.  26,00 €, 19,95 € This item cannot be shipped to your selected delivery location.  24,00 €, 9,99 €  36,50 €, 20,06 € He was the second of eight surviving children born to Carlo Buonaparte (1746-1785), a lawyer, and Letizia Romalino Buonaparte (1750-1836). 2 on the Sunday Times bestseller list. He lost 6 battles out of about 46. Dispatched from the UK in 2 business days Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2015. All shouted "Vive l'Empereur!" It has become all too common for Napoleon Bonaparte’s biographers to approach him as a figure to be reviled, bent on world domination, practically a proto-Hitler. 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To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.  16,01 €, 21,99 € A great book about one the greatest personalities in recent history. UK imports may differ from local products. This biography is a truly remarkable work by Andrew Roberts. This is the best I've read. He overturns many received opinions, including the myth of a great romance with Josephine: she took a lover immediately after their marriage, and, as Roberts shows, he had three times as many mistresses as he acknowledged. The sheer enjoyment which this book will give anyone who loves history is enormous. Napoleon was a product and an outcome of his time. In my opinion this work takes Biography to a new level . This is a sympathetic biography of the French Emperor and it ranks right up there with the 1971 biography of Napoleon by Vincent Cronin and the new biography of Napoleon by Michael Broers.  10,30 €, Learn about new offers and get more deals by joining our newsletter. We just want to make sure you're a human and not a bot. so we can make improvements.  18,00 €, 15,11 € It is written in a style where not only, historical accuracy is at the forefront but throughout the text, are inserted vignettes that gives the reader insight into the personality of this amazing historical figure. Please try again.  16,00 €, 10,29 € The reader of this biography will understand why this was so. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. The immediate families of Napoleon and Josephine The Bonaparte family Introduction In October 1944, just as the Netherlands was being liberated from the Nazis, the great Dutch historian Pieter Geyl completed one of the most original books of the many tens of thousands about Napoleon which have appeared over the past 215 years. Napoleon the Great. In the end, after a career of victories, Napoleon was a loser. I devoured and loved this. This is a long book that is (because of its length and weight) eminently suited to a Kindle, although if you have a tablet as well you will appreciate the fine colour illustrations and get more out of the maps.  11,40 €, 18,02 €  24,00 €, 16,59 € The battle descriptions are very well done for someone who is interested in historical warfare. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 25, 2018, This remarkable work tells us about the Napoleon's character as well as the legend (which it corrects). This is a thorough and a very well written book.  19,10 €, 15,35 € Napoleon played a key role in the French Revolution (1789–99), served as first consul of France (1799–1804), and was the first emperor of France (1804–14/15). You can learn more about our use of cookies here.  12,90 €, 17,68 € He appears regularly on British television and radio and writes for the Sunday Telegraph, Spectator, Literary Review, Mail on Sunday and Daily Telegraph. Today Napoleon is widely considered one of the greatest military generals in history. It is one of the greatest lives in world history, which here has found its ideal biographer. Buy from Amazon Look on Penguin. “The attention of the public during the first fifteen years of the century was mainly directed to the progress and fortunes of the great national enemy, Napoleon Bonaparte. His throne is also blue with golden embellishment including a large “N” in its center. Alongside this, Roberts has visited all but 7 of Napoleon's 60 battlefields in the company of military experts, and key locations throughout Napoleon's life including Elba, the Route Napoléon and St Helena. x 43mm Find all the books, read about the author, and more.  11,40 €, 17,71 €  18,00 €, 11,72 € It is distinguished by drawing on a study of Napoleon's 33,000 letters (published by the Fondation Napoléon in 2004, a third of which have never been published before) and an impressive array of primary and secondary sources.  19,95 €, 8,66 €  19,10 €, 17,78 € We owe so much to Andrew's insight based upon his extraordinary diligence. Roberts is a Fellow of the Royal Societies of Literature and Arts.  8,30 €, 10,80 € Napoleon I, also called Napoléon Bonaparte, was a French military general and statesman.  22,50 €, 11,66 € Roberts is a Fellow of the Royal Societies of Literature and Arts.  15,00 €, 27,30 €  31,90 €, 11,69 € Cookies are used to provide, analyse and improve our services; provide chat tools; and show you relevant content on advertising. Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2018, Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2015. chat tools) that might be of interest to you. There is a what felt like slightly rushed chapter on the Iberian campaign, and the beginning and end of the book isn't quite as strong as the truly glorious middle, but overall this is a fantastic read. Los Angeles Times Biography Prize 2014, From Andrew Roberts, author of the Sunday Times bestseller The Storm of War, this is the definitive modern biography of Napoleon. are inserted vignettes that gives the reader insight into the personality of this amazing historical figure, Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2015. Of the climactic Battle of Leipzig in 1813, as the fighting closed around them, a French sergeant-major wrote, 'No-one who has not experienced it can have any idea of the enthusiasm that burst forth among the half-starved, exhausted soldiers when the Emperor was there in person. He has walked 53 of Napoleon's 60 battlefields, and has absorbed the gigantic new French edition of Napoleon's letters, which allows a complete re-evaluation of this exceptional man.  16,00 €, 11,78 € Andrew Roberts is a biographer and historian of international renown whose books include Salisbury: Victorian Titan (winner, the Wolfson Prize for History); Masters and Commanders; and The Storm of War, which reached No.  30,40 €, 6,89 €  24,00 €, 8,49 € The scale of the Allied opposition and continual challenges that Napoleon faced are highlighted.