Wherever napoleon made his appearance in the field, his presence alone was considered equivalent to that force. Napoleon bonaparte has 579 books on goodreads with 7056 ratings. Alan schom talks about his new book, napoleon bonaparte, describing the failings of napoleon bonapartes campaigns in egypt and the retreat from russian, attributing the failures entirely to. List of books and articles about napoleon bonaparte. Napoleon bonaparte august 15, 1769may 5, 1821, one of the greatest military commanders in history, was the twiceemperor of france whose military endeavors and. Upfield includes books the barrakee mystery, the sands of windee, wings above the diamantina, and several more. One of the first truly modern politicians, napoleon was a master of spin, using the media to project an idealized image of himself. There have been more books written about him since days have passed since he died.
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