Napoleon biography andrew roberts

Andrew Roberts’s Napoleon is the first one-volume biography to take advantage of the recent publication of Napoleon’s thirty-three thousand letters, which radically transform our understanding of his character and motivation. In , Roberts wrote Napoleon the Great (the US edition is titled Napoleon: A Life), which was awarded the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for best biography. Early years First steps Professional growth Public recognition Peak period Later years Public interest Professional activity Media attention
The definitive biography of the great soldier-statesman by the New York Times bestselling author of The Storm of War. Austerlitz, Borodino, Waterloo: his battles are among the greatest in history, but Napoleon Bonaparte was far more than a military genius and astute leader of men.