Napoleon (Audible Audio Edition) J Christopher Herold Paul Woodson a Division of Recorded Books HighBridge Books
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Napoleon Bonaparte's rise from common origins to the pinnacle of power, as well as his defeat at Waterloo, still influences our daily lives, from the map of Europe to the metric system. Here's the fascinating story of the great soldier-statesman.
Napoleon (Audible Audio Edition) J Christopher Herold Paul Woodson a Division of Recorded Books HighBridge Books
This is the second best book on Napoleon, the first is the Age of Napoleon by the same author. I recommend reading Napoleon on kindle first, because you can easily look up event and people as you go. Age of Napoleon does not seem to be available on Kindle. Both books not only give a picture of Napoleon, but of other leaders of his times and the history surrounding them. It is fascinating. You will be astounded to learn, among other things, how many world leaders at the time were mentally defective or out right insane. Age of Napoleon has much more history, more about other people involved at the time and more back ground. It is harder to follow than Napoleon, that is why I recommend reading them both. Napoleon is more interesting when you have a better understanding of his times. His action make more sense when you know what is going on in other parts of the world. Napoleon and his times are fascinating, better than any fiction. You won't be able to put them down. LoriProduct details
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Napoleon (Audible Audio Edition) J Christopher Herold Paul Woodson a Division of Recorded Books HighBridge Books Reviews
Thorough presentation of this Corsican phenomenon. He loved Corsica and if you have the opportunity to visit this island you will understand why. The full flavor of Napoleons strength and weaknesses are presented in this book. He created some very important standards among which included banking and state laws. His quest to rule the world was grandiose and irrational. The numerous wars and enormous fatalities in his armies was a terrible price to pay. The widows of these fatalities despised him. He goes down in history as great man but the novel presents the many flaws he had.
Not only a great history of the man, I thought this book was also a fantastic primer on world history at the time, primarily European history. Herold captures the essences of the various leaders and offers insights into their reasoning and actions, as well as a broad view of the workings of monarchy. Being a fan of early American history, it was enlightening to see how European history was affected by the new American nation.
Of Napoleon himself, Herold seems to paint an unflinching but somewhat sympathetic picture of a complex character and his descent into megalomania. I was struck with how little we have learned about following such leaders; had Napoleon a similar desire for genocide, it's frightening to think how closely he could have paralleled Hitler in the ease with which he spent human lives. Don't even get me started on America's past several Presidential administrations.
My only suggestion for this book would be some inclusion of maps and charts to allow the reader a better picture of how the various countries were divided and subdivided, as well as simple diagrams of the battles such as could be found in Goldworthy's "Caesar Life of a Colossus" .
Altogether a great read that may well leave your head shaking about the folly of humanity.
I found this book to be a great catch-up on world history during the of Napoleon's rise and fall of his empire. While it is not a biography of Napoleon, it is an excellent description of the years following the French Revolution. Like any history of this time, glimpses of happenings in the United States of America are revealed. I found the tumult and the corruption of Monarch's in Europe and Russia in desperate need of reform. Napoleon was a force to be reckoned with and his ego certainly as large as his empire, in fact, larger as he invades Russia as a stepping stone to both India and China. His theory that while England ruled the seas her army was to small to interfere with his growth. His ambitions were not limited by thought of a threat from England but what he failed to consider were England's back door diplomacy and her ability to sign on allies. Had he been a bit more capable of seeing the facts as England did, he might never have been beaten by Wellington at Waterloo. Given the slight mistakes he made in relying on one of his generals, he would have been on his way to re-securing his empire to that of before his thrashing in Russia.
His actions after leaving his exile in Elba caused France to lose even more territory than after the Russian defeat. After Waterloo, he became a prisoner of England confined to St Helena Island, a possession of Great Britain, until his death from Cancer.
I found much to admire about Napoleon as well as much to detest. He allowed Europe to view itself in the absence of Monarchs, aside from himself as Emperor. He attempted to unify Europe with his continental system of blocking out English trade but this built up resentments by the people and eventually encouraged uprisings and eventual defeat of this seemingly megalomaniac conqueror. Many governments and thinkers of the times referred to as the anti-Christ.
This was a short read but yet easy to follow and a great re-cap of forgotten World History). At least for me). I gave this work four stars and I would recommend reading this work on .
This is the second best book on Napoleon, the first is the Age of Napoleon by the same author. I recommend reading Napoleon on kindle first, because you can easily look up event and people as you go. Age of Napoleon does not seem to be available on . Both books not only give a picture of Napoleon, but of other leaders of his times and the history surrounding them. It is fascinating. You will be astounded to learn, among other things, how many world leaders at the time were mentally defective or out right insane. Age of Napoleon has much more history, more about other people involved at the time and more back ground. It is harder to follow than Napoleon, that is why I recommend reading them both. Napoleon is more interesting when you have a better understanding of his times. His action make more sense when you know what is going on in other parts of the world. Napoleon and his times are fascinating, better than any fiction. You won't be able to put them down. Lori
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