Napoleon: A Life

by Adam Zamoyski

Book Overview

The definitive biography of Napoleon -- hailed as "magnificent" by The Economist.

"What a novel my life has been!" Napoleon once said of himself. Born into a poor family, the callow young man was, by twenty-six, an army general. Seduced by an older woman, his marriage transformed him into a galvanizing military commander. The Pope crowned him as Emperor of the French when he was only thirty-five. Within a few years, he became...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465055931
• ISBN13: 9780465055937
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 784 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.3" x 6.3" x 9.5"