NAPOLEON: HIS LIFE, HIS BATTLES, HIS EMPIRE-CHANTERANNE David, PAPOT Emmanuelle

NAPOLEON: HIS LIFE, HIS BATTLES, HIS EMPIRE Author(s) : CHANTERANNE David, PAPOT Emmanuelle Year of publication : 2010 Place and publisher : London: Andre Deutsch Number of pages : 124 From the publishers: Napoleon was a second lieutenant at 16, a brigadier general at 24, and ruler of France by 30. This stunning biography, enhanced with 180 illustrations, vividly chronicles his incredible rise, his legendary battles, his conquest of Europe, and his eventual fall. Twenty items of removable facsimile memorabilia--military orders, battlefield reports, political proclamations, even love letters --complete this up-close and personal view of the man who, perhaps more than any other single person, shaped our modern world. Napoleon: His Life, His Battles, His Empire includes 20 items of painstakingly researched facsimile memorabilia which give an insight into the mind of this extraordinary man who, from modest beginnings on the small island of Corsica, became Emperor of France and its vast empire. It examines the battles that made him a legend - Marengo, Austerlitz, Jena and Wagram - and looks at his social and political reforms which revolutionized the western world. Illustrated with stunning artworks, sketches and photographs, the authors draw on painstakingly researched documents, including the Treaty of Campo Formio, signed by Napoleon, love letters from Napoleon to Josephine, Napoleon's proclamation to his troops before the Battle of Austerlitz and the codicil to the great man's will, to give a glorious account of a fascinating man.