Napoleon

First, I really do not know much about this period, so I enjoyed the book. Second, the book failed in the regards to the fact that it was more of a history than biography. When I read biographies, I want to got into the title character more. This was a good overview of the period.......more

If you want to know more about Napoleon Bonaparte this a short informative history of a megalomaniac.......more

Good overview of Napoleon and European history 1800-1821. Read as audio book. It was well read and interesting.......more

I believe that there was an error in the download; the chapter about the colonial world was only 3 paragraphs long and presaged the next chapter about Napoleon's ill-fated attack on Russia. So the book is literally incomplete. This history left me with an incomplete understanding of Napoleon. I canno......more

I listened to the audiobook version of this biography of Napoleon Bonaparte. I have only learned about the life of Napoleon through the lens of his influence on world events and of brief descriptions of his career and life. As a result, this is first serious foray into learning about him. That being......more