Napoleon: The Path to Power 1769 - 1799 v. 1

Format Paperback | 672 pages

Dimensions 130 x 192 x 46mm | 421.84g

Publication date 01 Sep 2008

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Publication City/Country London, United Kingdom

Language English

Illustrations note Illustrations, maps, ports. (some col.)

ISBN10 0747566771

ISBN13 9780747566779 

Napoleon Bonaparte's rise to power was neither inevitable nor smooth; it was full of mistakes, wrong turns and pitfalls. During his formative years his identity was constantly shifting, his character ambiguous and his intentions often ill-defined. He was, however, highly ambitious, and it was this ruthless drive that advanced his career. This book examines the extraordinary evolution of Napoleon's character and the means by which at the age of thirty he became head of the most powerful country in Europe and skilfully fashioned the image of himself that laid the foundation of the legend that endures to this day.