Napoleon / [print]
Paul Johnson.
- New York, New York : Viking, (c)2002.
- xii, 190 pages ; 20 cm.
- Penguin lives series .
- Penguin lives series. .
Includes bibliographical references.
Corsican background -- Revolutionary, general, consul, emperor -- Master of the battlefield -- Flawed and fragile empire -- Graveyards of Europe -- Elba and Waterloo -- Long good-bye.
A biography of Napoleon Bonaparte, tracing his life and quest for power from his birthplace on the island of Corsica to his exile and death on St. Helena.