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A life as full and influential as that of Napoleon Bonaparte, the obscure Corsican artillery lieutenant who in a few short years rose to become Emperor of the French, warrants a book of meticulous detail and stylistic flourish. Roberts (The Storm of War) has succeeded in crafting just such a book. Making good use of the thousands of letters written by Napoleon that have recently become available, the author delights listeners with a hitherto unthinkably intimate examination of the mind and personality of the European c...Log In or Sign Up to Read More