Napoleon: Volume 1: Soldier of Destiny

NapoleonBonaparte:amanofintenseemotion,ironself-discipline,acuteintelligenceandimmeasurableenergy.MichaelBroersbringsthisremarkablemantolife,fromhisdangerousCorsicanrootstotheepicbattlesofAusterlitz,JenaandFriedland.Hereistheincrediblestoryofhowoneman'ssheerdetermination,ruthlessnessandcarefulcalculationdroveFrancetoconquerEurope.Thisisthefirstvolumeofarevelatorynewbiographyofthegreatrulertoldwithenergy,styleandbrandnewresearch.HereisthefirstlifeinwhichNapoleonspeaksinhisownuncensoredvoice-butnotalwaysashewantedtheworldtohearhim.