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The definitive biography of Napoleon, revealing the true man behind the legend.
"What a novel my life has been!" Napoleon once said of himself. Born into a poor family, the callow young man was, by 26, an army general. Seduced by an older woman, his marriage transformed him into a galvanizing military commander. The pope crowned him as emperor of the French when he was only 35. Within a few years, he became the effective master of Europe, his power unparalleled in modern history. His downfall was no less dramatic.
The story of Napoleon has been written many times. In some versions, he is a military genius, in others a war-obsessed tyrant. Here, historian Adam Zamoyski cuts through the mythology and explains Napoleon against the background of the European Enlightenment and what he was himself seeking to achieve. This most famous of men is also the most hidden of men, and Zamoyski dives deeper than any previous biographer to find him. Beautifully written, Napoleon brilliantly sets the man in his European context.
Reseñas de la Crítica
"Napoleon is an out and out masterpiece and a joy to read." (Sir Antony Beevor, author of Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege)
"A biography of Napoleon Bonaparte that avoids the well-established military details and gives us the story of a singular man...Illuminating." (Kirkus)
"Zamoyski tells the personal side of Napoleon's life...his hopes, his dreams, his self-doubts." (New York Journal of Books)
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Paul Johnson's book is a refreshing return to a concept whose time has come once again: the Great Man theory of biography. It serves as "the greatest possible refutation of those who hold that events are governed by forces, classes, economics, and geography rather than the powerful wills of men and women". Napoleon truly was the Great Man of his age, a towering and terrible genius who managed to conquer the Continent.
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Not your standard biography
- De Mark Grannis en 04-24-05
De: Paul Johnson
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Bolivar
- American Liberator
- De: Marie Arana
- Narrado por: David Crommett
- Duración: 20 h y 11 m
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It is astonishing that Simón Bolívar, the great Liberator of South America, is not better known in the United States. He freed six countries from Spanish rule, traveled more than 75,000 miles on horseback to do so, and became the greatest figure in Latin American history. His life is epic, heroic, straight out of Hollywood: he fought battle after battle in punishing terrain, forged uncertain coalitions of competing forces and races, lost his beautiful wife soon after they married and died relatively young, uncertain whether his achievements would endure.
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There will be blood.
- De Joselo en 08-02-13
De: Marie Arana
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The Thirty Years War
- De: C. V. Wedgwood
- Narrado por: Charlton Griffin
- Duración: 19 h y 45 m
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Initially, the Thirty Years War was precipitated in 1618 by religious conflicts between Protestants and Catholics in the Holy Roman Empire. But the conflict soon spread beyond religion to encompass the internal politics and balance of power within the Empire, and then later to the other European powers. By the end, it became simply a dynastic struggle between Bourbon France and Habsburg Spain. And almost all of it was fought out in Germany. Entire regions were depopulated and destroyed.
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One of the World's Great History Books.
- De Judith A. Weller en 08-25-12
De: C. V. Wedgwood
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Sicily
- An Island at the Crossroads of History
- De: John Julius Norwich
- Narrado por: Michael Healy
- Duración: 14 h y 25 m
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"Sicily," said Goethe, "is the key to everything." It is the largest island in the Mediterranean, the stepping-stone between Europe and Africa, the link between the Latin West and the Greek East. Sicily's strategic location has tempted Roman emperors, French princes, and Spanish kings. The subsequent struggles to conquer and keep it have played crucial roles in the rise and fall of the world's most powerful dynasties.
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DISAPPOINTING
- De SRdto en 11-22-16
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Washington
- A Life
- De: Ron Chernow
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
- Duración: 41 h y 54 m
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In Washington: A Life celebrated biographer Ron Chernow provides a richly nuanced portrait of the father of our nation. This crisply paced narrative carries the reader through his troubled boyhood, his precocious feats in the French and Indian War, his creation of Mount Vernon, his heroic exploits with the Continental Army, his presiding over the Constitutional Convention, and his magnificent performance as America's first president.
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A sad day when my book was done!
- De ButterLegume en 12-13-10
De: Ron Chernow
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Augustus
- First Emperor of Rome
- De: Adrian Goldsworthy
- Narrado por: Derek Perkins
- Duración: 18 h y 25 m
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Caesar Augustus's story, one of the most riveting in western history, is filled with drama and contradiction, risky gambles and unexpected success. He began as a teenage warlord, whose only claim to power was as the heir of the murdered Julius Caesar. Mark Antony dubbed him "a boy who owes everything to a name," but in the years to come the youth outmaneuvered all the older and more experienced politicians and was the last man standing in 30 BC.
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You know my name...say it.
- De Steven en 12-10-14
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Return of a King
- The Battle for Afghanistan
- De: William Dalrymple
- Narrado por: Sagar Arya
- Duración: 20 h y 17 m
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In the spring of 1839, Britain invaded Afghanistan for the first time. Nearly 20,000 British and East India Company troops poured through the high mountain passes and re-established on the throne Shah Shuja ul-Mulk. On the way in, the British faced little resistance. But after two years of occupation, the Afghan people rose in answer to the call for jihad and the country exploded into violent rebellion. The First Anglo-Afghan War ended in Britain's greatest military humiliation of the 19th century.
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Tragic story excellently told
- De Shane Hensley en 06-09-21
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Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician
- De: Anthony Everitt
- Narrado por: John Curless
- Duración: 15 h y 52 m
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In this dynamic and engaging biography, Anthony Everitt plunges us into the fascinating, scandal-ridden world of ancient Rome in its most glorious heyday. Accessible to us through his legendary speeches but also through an unrivaled collection of unguarded letters to his close friend Atticus, Cicero comes to life here as a witty and cunning political operator.
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An eloquent man, and a patriot
- De Darwin8u en 01-19-15
De: Anthony Everitt
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The Innocence of Kaiser Wilhelm II
- And the First World War
- De: Christina Croft
- Narrado por: Jack Wynters
- Duración: 9 h y 27 m
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Almost a century after the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, Kaiser Wilhelm II is still viewed as either a warmonger or a madman, as the hundred-year-old propaganda posters remain fixed in the general consciousness. Was he, though, truly responsible for the catastrophe of the First World War, or was he in fact a convenient scapegoat, blamed for a conflict which he desperately tried to avoid?
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Really make you re-think what your were told
- De Andrew Marsh en 11-09-18
De: Christina Croft
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Four Princes
- Henry VIII, Francis I, Charles V, Suleiman the Magnificent and the Obsessions that Forged Modern Europe
- De: John Julius Norwich
- Narrado por: Julian Elfer
- Duración: 7 h y 57 m
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John Julius Norwich - whom the Wall Street Journal called "the very model of a popular historian" - has crafted a big, bold tapestry of the early 16th century, when Europe and the Middle East were overshadowed by a quartet of legendary rulers, all born within a 10-year period. Against the vibrant background of the Renaissance, these four men laid the foundations for modern Europe and the Middle East, as they collectively impacted the culture, religion, and politics of their respective domains.
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For the most part, very informative.
- De Paula en 02-05-18
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Moscow 1812
- Napoleon’s Fatal March
- De: Adam Zamoyski
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In 1812 the most powerful man in the world assembled the largest army in history and marched on Moscow with the intention of consolidating his dominion. But within months, Napoleon's invasion of Russia—history's first example of total war—had turned into an epic military disaster. Over 400,000 French and Allied troops perished and Napoleon was forced to retreat.
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Informative, well written, great narrator
- De Kristopher H. en 05-22-24
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Napoleon
- A Concise Biography
- De: David A. Bell
- Narrado por: Paul Heitsch
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David Bell emphasizes the astonishing sense of human possibility that Napoleon represented. Bell emphasizes the importance of the French Revolution in understanding Napoleon's career. The revolution made possible the unprecedented concentration of political authority that Napoleon accrued. Without the political changes brought about by the revolution, Napoleon could not have fought his wars. Without the wars, he could not have seized and held onto power. Though his virtual dictatorship betrayed the ideals of liberty and equality, his life and career were revolutionary.
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Perfect introduction to Napoleon
- De DJP en 10-17-20
De: David A. Bell
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Napoleon
- A Life
- De: Andrew Roberts
- Narrado por: John Lee
- Duración: 32 h y 56 m
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Andrew Roberts' 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. At last we see him as he was: protean multitasker, decisive, surprisingly willing to forgive his enemies and his errant wife Josephine.
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What a dynamo!
- De Tad Davis en 01-16-15
De: Andrew Roberts
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Phantom Terror
- Political Paranoia and the Creation of the Modern State, 1789 - 1848
- De: Adam Zamoyski
- Narrado por: Gildart Jackson
- Duración: 22 h y 30 m
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Phantom Terror explores this troubled, fascinating period, when politicians and cultural leaders from Edmund Burke to Mary Shelley were forced to choose sides and either support or resist the counterrevolutionary spirit embodied in the newly omnipotent central states. The turbulent political situation that coalesced during this era would lead directly to the revolutions of 1848 and to the collapse of order in World War I.
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Amazing
- De Mike Johnson en 07-14-15
De: Adam Zamoyski
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Napoleon
- Soldier of Destiny
- De: Michael Broers
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
- Duración: 20 h y 31 m
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Written with great energy and authority - and using the newly available personal archives of Napoleon himself - the first volume of a majestic two-part biography of the great French emperor and conqueror.
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Clarity
- De Tad Davis en 03-25-19
De: Michael Broers
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Napoleon
- De: J. Christopher Herold
- Narrado por: Paul Woodson
- Duración: 11 h y 9 m
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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.
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modern and cynical history of Napoleon
- De Mavs en 06-21-18
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Moscow 1812
- Napoleon’s Fatal March
- De: Adam Zamoyski
- Narrado por: Matthew Waterson
- Duración: 17 h y 32 m
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In 1812 the most powerful man in the world assembled the largest army in history and marched on Moscow with the intention of consolidating his dominion. But within months, Napoleon's invasion of Russia—history's first example of total war—had turned into an epic military disaster. Over 400,000 French and Allied troops perished and Napoleon was forced to retreat.
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Informative, well written, great narrator
- De Kristopher H. en 05-22-24
De: Adam Zamoyski
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Napoleon
- A Concise Biography
- De: David A. Bell
- Narrado por: Paul Heitsch
- Duración: 4 h y 30 m
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David Bell emphasizes the astonishing sense of human possibility that Napoleon represented. Bell emphasizes the importance of the French Revolution in understanding Napoleon's career. The revolution made possible the unprecedented concentration of political authority that Napoleon accrued. Without the political changes brought about by the revolution, Napoleon could not have fought his wars. Without the wars, he could not have seized and held onto power. Though his virtual dictatorship betrayed the ideals of liberty and equality, his life and career were revolutionary.
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Perfect introduction to Napoleon
- De DJP en 10-17-20
De: David A. Bell
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Napoleon
- A Life
- De: Andrew Roberts
- Narrado por: John Lee
- Duración: 32 h y 56 m
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Andrew Roberts' 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. At last we see him as he was: protean multitasker, decisive, surprisingly willing to forgive his enemies and his errant wife Josephine.
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What a dynamo!
- De Tad Davis en 01-16-15
De: Andrew Roberts
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Phantom Terror
- Political Paranoia and the Creation of the Modern State, 1789 - 1848
- De: Adam Zamoyski
- Narrado por: Gildart Jackson
- Duración: 22 h y 30 m
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Phantom Terror explores this troubled, fascinating period, when politicians and cultural leaders from Edmund Burke to Mary Shelley were forced to choose sides and either support or resist the counterrevolutionary spirit embodied in the newly omnipotent central states. The turbulent political situation that coalesced during this era would lead directly to the revolutions of 1848 and to the collapse of order in World War I.
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Amazing
- De Mike Johnson en 07-14-15
De: Adam Zamoyski
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Napoleon
- Soldier of Destiny
- De: Michael Broers
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
- Duración: 20 h y 31 m
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Written with great energy and authority - and using the newly available personal archives of Napoleon himself - the first volume of a majestic two-part biography of the great French emperor and conqueror.
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Clarity
- De Tad Davis en 03-25-19
De: Michael Broers
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Napoleon
- De: J. Christopher Herold
- Narrado por: Paul Woodson
- Duración: 11 h y 9 m
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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.
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modern and cynical history of Napoleon
- De Mavs en 06-21-18
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Napoleon Unleashed
- A History of the Revolutionary, Emperor, and Military Genius Who Reshaped Europe and Defined Modern Leadership
- De: Aeon History
- Narrado por: Luke Oldham
- Duración: 3 h y 38 m
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Witness Napoleon Bonaparte's Rise and Fall: From an outsider on Corsica to the Emperor of France, Napoleon's journey is a tale of ambition, strategy, and leadership. This book delves deep into his life, revealing a story that transcends history and offers timeless lessons.
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Great history book
- De Aj Jafari en 05-31-24
De: Aeon History
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The First Total War
- Napoleon's Europe and the Birth of Warfare as We Know It
- De: David A. Bell
- Narrado por: Trenton Bennett
- Duración: 15 h y 55 m
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The twentieth century is usually seen as "the century of total war." But as the historian David A. Bell argues in this landmark work, the phenomenon actually began much earlier, in the era of muskets, cannons, and sailing ships—in the age of Napoleon. In a sweeping, evocative narrative, Bell takes us from campaigns of "extermination" in the blood-soaked fields of western France to savage street fighting in ruined Spanish cities to central European battlefields where tens of thousands died in a single day. Between 1792 and 1815, Europe plunged into an abyss of destruction.
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Great Book Undercut by Narration
- De RKMIII en 05-21-24
De: David A. Bell
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The Corsican: A Diary of Napoleon's Life
- De: Napoleon Bonaparte, R. M. Johnston - editor
- Narrado por: Jack Chekijian
- Duración: 17 h y 40 m
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These are entirely Napoleon Bonaparte's own words, written and spoken, and collected in journal form. A particular focus here has been put on Napoleon's writings that pertain to military and state matters. The dates in terms of the revolutionary calendar have been modernized, and names and titles of individuals mentioned have been maintained with no attempt at uniformity. This production was begun on the 250th year of Napoleon's birth.
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Superb
- De William S. knightly en 09-02-20
De: Napoleon Bonaparte, y otros
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The Napoleonic Wars
- De: Alexander Mikaberidze
- Narrado por: Steven Crossley
- Duración: 35 h y 10 m
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The Napoleonic Wars saw fighting on an unprecedented scale in Europe and the Americas. It took the wealth of the British Empire, combined with the might of the continental armies, almost two decades to bring down one of the world's greatest military leaders and the empire that he had created. Napoleon's ultimate defeat was to determine the history of Europe for almost 100 years. From the frozen wastelands of Russia, through the brutal fighting in the Peninsula to the blood-soaked battlefield of Waterloo, this book tells the story of the dramatic rise and fall of the Napoleonic Empire.
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No description of battles
- De John Gaston en 01-15-21
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The Diary of a Napoleonic Foot Soldier
- De: Jakob Walter
- Narrado por: Patrick Tull
- Duración: 4 h y 19 m
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Napoleon’s surrender and retreat from Moscow in 1812 is a pinnacle of military horror. Of the 600,000 men who crossed into Russia in June of 1812, only 25,000 would survive. Jakob Walter, a conscript soldier, was one of those survivors. His observant diary captures the everyday circumstances that soldiers suffered during the campaign.
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An Extraordinary account of Survival during War
- De Neil en 09-03-11
De: Jakob Walter
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The American Civil War
- De: Gary W. Gallagher, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: Gary W. Gallagher
- Duración: 24 h y 37 m
- Grabación Original
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Between 1861 and 1865, the clash of the greatest armies the Western hemisphere had ever seen turned small towns, little-known streams, and obscure meadows in the American countryside into names we will always remember. In those great battles, those streams ran red with blood-and the United States was truly born.
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Excellent Series
- De Rodney en 07-09-13
De: Gary W. Gallagher, y otros
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Philip and Alexander
- Kings and Conquerors
- De: Adrian Goldsworthy
- Narrado por: Neil Dickson
- Duración: 20 h y 36 m
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This definitive biography of one of history's most influential father-son duos tells the story of two rulers who gripped the world - and their rise and fall from power.
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Horrible narrator
- De Anonymous User en 01-05-21
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Napoleon
- De: Paul Johnson
- Narrado por: John Lee
- Duración: 5 h y 52 m
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Paul Johnson's book is a refreshing return to a concept whose time has come once again: the Great Man theory of biography. It serves as "the greatest possible refutation of those who hold that events are governed by forces, classes, economics, and geography rather than the powerful wills of men and women". Napoleon truly was the Great Man of his age, a towering and terrible genius who managed to conquer the Continent.
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Not your standard biography
- De Mark Grannis en 04-24-05
De: Paul Johnson
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Caesar
- Life of a Colossus
- De: Adrian Goldsworthy
- Narrado por: Derek Perkins
- Duración: 24 h y 46 m
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Tracing the extraordinary trajectory of Julius Caesar's life, Adrian Goldsworthy covers not only the great Roman emperor's accomplishments as charismatic orator, conquering general, and powerful dictator but also lesser-known chapters. Ultimately, Goldsworthy realizes the full complexity of Caesar's character and shows why his political and military leadership continues to resonate some 2,000 years later.
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Caesar and his times
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Pax Romana
- War, Peace, and Conquest in the Roman World
- De: Adrian Goldsworthy
- Narrado por: Derek Perkins
- Duración: 15 h y 33 m
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Pax Romana examines how the Romans came to control so much of the world and asks whether traditionally favorable images of the Roman peace are true. Goldsworthy vividly recounts the rebellions of the conquered and examines why they broke out, why most failed, and how they became exceedingly rare. He reveals that hostility was just one reaction to the arrival of Rome and that from the outset, conquered peoples collaborated, formed alliances, and joined invaders, causing resistance movements to fade away.
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2 stars if youve read goldsworthy; 2.5 or 3 if not
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Napoleon
- The Art of War & Power
- De: Napoleon Bonaparte
- Narrado por: Stephane Cornicard, Andrew Wincott
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Napoleon Bonaparte's ascent to power was meteoric. Ever the outsider and regarded by many as an upstart, his extraordinary determination, courage, and tactical skill saw him rise from ordinary beginnings to become the greatest military commander of his age. A brigadier general by the age of 24, crowned Emperor of France by age 35, he had conquered most of the countries of Europe by the time he was 45.
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Augustus
- First Emperor of Rome
- De: Adrian Goldsworthy
- Narrado por: Derek Perkins
- Duración: 18 h y 25 m
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Caesar Augustus's story, one of the most riveting in western history, is filled with drama and contradiction, risky gambles and unexpected success. He began as a teenage warlord, whose only claim to power was as the heir of the murdered Julius Caesar. Mark Antony dubbed him "a boy who owes everything to a name," but in the years to come the youth outmaneuvered all the older and more experienced politicians and was the last man standing in 30 BC.
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You know my name...say it.
- De Steven en 12-10-14
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- Justin Cottrell
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Great historical title
I knew quote a bit about Napoleon, but this book filled in many gaps in my knowledge about the emperor of France. I knew how it would end, but the ride through Napoleon's life was still a great adventure. a good listen for serious history fans and anyone else looking to learn about Napoleon.
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- P. Hark
- 10-20-19
An incredible life, well told and well performed
What an incredible life of a most wilful person, modernizing France, infrastructure as well as institutions. A bridge between divine right and man of the people. I think like many geniuses, complex and contradictory. He is able to rationalize any point of view if it suits the desired outcome.
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- Curt Brackenrich
- 07-08-19
Breathtaking in scale, research, and performance!
I wish there were 6 stars to give this audio book. I enjoyed every last minute of it, 27+ hours and I wish it were longer, this is one of the best audio books I've ever experienced, The hard-to-believe story of Napoleon's life is on full display here, in all it's glory and tragedy. Anyone interested in his life will be happy to have this book as part of their library.
Adams Zamoyski's research and writing is perfectly done, and the narration of Leighton Pugh is masterful, this was a complete joy to listen to.
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- A. Wenzel
- 09-01-19
Fantastic
this book is a wonderful introduction to Napoleon the legend and force. I found it very easy to follow and incredibly informative. The material is solid and the narrator does a wonderful job with names and places in multiple languages. If you are interested in learning about the Corsican who made himself a general at 26 and later an emperor, read it!
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- Jimbo
- 07-15-19
Great introduction to Napoleon.
I had only a thumbnail sketch of Napoleon before this book. And that involved a lot of the popular myths about him.
But this book does a fantastic job of providing an objective account of his life. The author provides direct quotes from Napoleon’s contemporaries for color. When the true facts are unknown he is careful to state so and offer reasonable possibilities to what Napoleon May have been thinking at the time backed up by evidence.
Napoleon was a fascinating person and full of contradictions. He’s worth any history fan’s time.
One issue I had with the performance was that the narrator had impeccable French. And to my provincial Yankee ears all the names sounded the same. That made it hard to keep track of the people. Everyone around Napoleon sounded like they had the same name.
Other than that though I did enjoy his delivery.
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- Greg Brown
- 07-27-19
From man to myth
I was interested in Napoleon's battles and genius. The book is actually a very good biography of a MAN and his times. He became a flawed human being through this excellent history. Why he went to Moscow and other questions about his life became more important to me. His once great military strategies that failed, but nearly succeeded were revealed. His family loyalties that led to some mistakes were interesting.
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- kurt sackman
- 12-04-21
WHAT IS MYTH?
It must be quite a delicate challenge with all this source material and so little you can actually say once you've limited yourself to the man ...himself.
Compound that with the fact that the source material itself is as massive as it is duplicitous —much from the man himself.
I feel there's much more Adam has to say about "our hero." For once the author is neither French nor British: Zamoyski's Polish background gives him a privileged position on this strange compound character, this ball of contradictions that is the vanguard of modern history that we call what he called himself, Napoleon Bonaparte —which was not quite his name and certainly not what his mother called him.
Sometimes the myth is inside the "man himself". —He was born under a lucky star after all.
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- Sarah Kurasz
- 09-10-19
Wrapping up my trot through French history
So my knowledge of Napoleon before this book was learned from about an hour and a half long footnote at the end of a series of lectures on the French revolution and from his brief appearances in Les Mis and War and Peace. After this book, I feel like I'm a lot wiser. It was frequently interesting and informative.
I'm giving it four stars instead of five though because 1) the narrator wasn't the most engaging narrator and 2) there were points where I felt like whole sections of time were just glossed over and I was left with questions. Still, I thought it was in interesting book and a good overview of Napoleon and the period he so heavily influenced.
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- Anonymous User
- 09-09-20
Excellent listen! I knew the name, now I know man.
Loved it. A final summary of his accomplishments and a total, estimated tally on troop deaths would have been nice at the end.
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- maridell monnheimer
- 08-05-19
A focused overview of Napoleon
This book provides the reader with a great depiction of Napoleon not only as emperor but as the ambitious young soldier, who continuously grasped for more power to achieve his goals and “follow is star”.
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