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ANOTHER CAESAR—Alfred Neumann—Knopf ($3). Louis Napoleon, nephew of the great Napoleon, spent some 35 years attempting to become Emperor of the French. He finally succeeded. But according ...
Man of Logic NAPOLEON'S MEMOIRS [605 pp.) —Edited by Somerset de Chair—Harper ($7.50). "I have been severely scolded today over my laziness," said the exiled Napoleon ...
Banned books in the 19th century. ... from Peter the Great to Napoleon Bonaparte, who is referenced continually in Crime and Punishment, the intellectual sequel to Notes from Underground. ...
Whatever criticism of Napoleon you might have, no-one could call him dull. Yet that's exactly how he's portrayed in a new film by Ridley Scott with Joaquin Phoenix, as a sacrifice to woke politics.
As far as books: for people who want to learn more about his military achievements: Campaigns of Napoleon by David Chandler and Swords Around a Throne by John Elting. For people who want to read ...
The introduction to that book ends with him acknowledging the continuing controversy before noting that “I hope the reader will be in no doubt why I have called [the book] Napoleon the Great.” ...
As far as books: for people who want to learn more about his military achievements: Campaigns of Napoleon by David Chandler and Swords Around a Throne by John Elting. For people who want to read ...