03119nam 2200613 450 991046160230332120200520144314.00-19-026273-70-19-026272-9(CKB)3710000000478161(EBL)4083297(SSID)ssj0001555755(PQKBManifestationID)16179323(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001555755(PQKBWorkID)14817129(PQKB)10455171(MiAaPQ)EBC4083297(MiAaPQ)EBC4706532(Au-PeEL)EBL4083297(CaPaEBR)ebr11118506(OCoLC)936290180(Au-PeEL)EBL4706532(CaONFJC)MIL834179(OCoLC)1024270606(EXLCZ)99371000000047816120150323h20152015 uy| 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrNapoleon a concise biography /David A. BellNew York, NY :Oxford University Press,[2015]©20151 online resource (x, 139 pages) illustrations, mapsDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-026271-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.The Corsican, 1769-1796 -- The general, 1796-1799 -- The First Consul, 1799-1804 -- The emperor, 1804-1812 -- Downfall, 1812-1815 -- Epilogue: 1815-2015.This book provides a concise, accurate, and lively portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte's character and career, situating him firmly in historical context. David Bell emphasizes the astonishing sense of human possibility--for both good and ill--that Napoleon represented. By his late twenties, Napoleon was already one of the greatest generals in European history. At thirty, he had become absolute master of Europe's most powerful country. In his early forties, he ruled a European empire more powerful than any since Rome, fighting wars that changed the shape of the continent and brought death to millions. Then everything collapsed, leading him to spend his last years in miserable exile in the South Atlantic. Bell emphasizes the importance of the French Revolution in understanding Napoleon's career. The revolution made possible the unprecedented concentration of political authority that Napoleon accrued, and his success in mobilizing human and material resources. Without the political changes brought about by the revolution, Napoleon could not have fought his wars. Without the wars, he could not have seized and held onto power. Though his virtual dictatorship betrayed the ideals of liberty and equality, his life and career were revolutionary.EmperorsFranceBiographyFranceHistory1789-1815Electronic books.Emperors944.05092BBell David Avrom241366MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461602303321Napoleon2490805UNINA