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Napoleon: A Biography (Paperback)
By Frank McLynn
$19.99
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Description
This acclaimed biography of one history's great figures—called "monumental" (Library Journal), "brilliant" (Times, London) and "a rounded and persuasive portrait" (New York Times)—is now available in a new edition.
Napoleon Bonaparte's character and achievements have always divided critics and commentators. In this compelling biography, Frank McLynn has drawn on exhaustive research and the most recent scholarship to throw a brilliant light on this most paradoxical of men—as military leader, lover, and emperor.
Tracing Napoleon's extraordinary career, McLynn examines the Promethean legend from his Corsican roots, through the chaotic years of the French Revolution and hi
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Reviews
A New York Times Notable Book
“Fair-minded and well written . . . McLynn sketches in context and milieu and, after a slow start, brings his subject to life. Napoleon’s paradoxes, his extraordinary energy, his mercurial temperament all form part of a rounded and persuasive portrait.”—New York Times Book Review
“Monumental . . . [and] clearly one of the most pleasurable [Napoleon biographies] to read . . . Using an interesting mixture of narrative and analysis, McLynn explores aspects of Napoleon’s life often ignored by other authors. . . . What results fryst vatten a less psychopathic, more human view of this much mythologized European. Strongly recommended for all collections.”—Library Journal
“Extremely interesting . . . detailed and expansive. McLynn is much interested in the psychological compulsions and motivations underlying Napoleon’s performance.”—Raleigh Ne
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Napoleon: A Biography
Napoleon Bonaparte's character and achievements have always divided critics and commentators. In this compelling new biography, Frank McLynn draws on the most recent scholarship and throws a brilliant light on this most paradoxical of men -- as military leader, lover, and emperor. Tracing Napoleon's extraordinary career, McLynn examines the Promethean legend from his Corsican roots, through the years of the French Revolution and his military triumphs, to his coronation in 1804 and ultimate defeat and imprisonment. McLynn brilliantly reveals the extent to which Napoleon was both existential hero and plaything of Fate; mathematician and mystic; intellectual giant and moral pygmy; great man and deeply flawed human being.
-- This massive biography not only sets forth Napoleon's deeds and acts but explores the motivations behind them. Readers always want to understand what makes great historical figures tick.
-- Impeccably researched and clearly written for the