Napoleon by andrew roberts

Andrew Roberts’s Napoleon is the first one-volume biography to take advantage of the recent publication of Napoleon’s thirty-three thousand letters, which radically transform our understanding of his character and motivation. An award-winning historian, Roberts traveled to fifty-three of Napoleon’s sixty battle sites, discovered crucial new documents in archives, and even made the long trip by boat to St. Helena. He is as acute in his understanding of politics as he is of military history. Early years First steps Professional growth Public recognition Peak period Later years Public interest Professional activity Media attention
In , Roberts wrote Napoleon the Great (the US edition is titled Napoleon: A Life), which was awarded the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for best biography.