Napoleon Empire

The first casualty of war is truth . . . Guns of the Dawn is a gripping story of war, set in a fantastical, alternate-historical Europe – with a touch of sorcery. From Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author, Adrian Tchaikovsky. ‘One of the best books I've ever read’ – Peter Newman, author...

The definitive biography of the great soldier-statesman by the New York Times bestselling author of The Storm of War Austerlitz, Borodino, Waterloo: his battles are among the greatest in history, but Napoleon Bonaparte was far more than a military genius and astute leader of men. Like George...

This is the history of the world, in summarized form. Learn how the major figures, events, and ages of history connect without detail-overload. Spanning from the beginning of the Universe to the Space Age, and even predictions of the future, this is the shortest history book you will ever read.

Temeraire * Book 4 Tragedy has struck His Majesty’s Aerial Corps, whose magnificent fleet of fighting dragons and their human captains valiantly defend England’s shores against the encroaching armies of Napoleon Bonaparte. An epidemic of unknown origin and no known cure is decimating the...

The award-winning, New York Times bestselling biographer vividly captures how Napoleon Bonaparte and his team of rivals blazed a path onto the world stage. After crowning himself Emperor in May 1804, Napoleon appointed twenty-six men Marshals of the Empire, a position he created to honor his...

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.

From New York Times bestselling author Paul Johnson, “a very readable and entertaining biography” (The Washington Post) about one of the most important figures in modern European history: Napoleon Bonaparte In an ideal pairing of author and subject, the magisterial historian Paul...

A sweeping novel about the extraordinary woman who captured Napoleon’s heart, created a dynasty, and changed the course of history—from the New York Times bestselling author of The Traitor's Wife, The Accidental Empress, and Sisi “I absolutely loved The Queen’s Fortune, the fascinating...

In the spirit of The Final Countdown and The Man in the High Castle comes a time-bending alternate-history thriller where Napoleon Bonaparte gains access to the future. A modern military aircraft disappears into a violent storm... —and emerges in the middle of Napoleon’s rise to power. At first, survival is all that matters. But one man aboard the aircraft sees opportunity. A chance to change history itself. As Napoleon’s empire expands beyond anything the world was ever meant to become, the timeline begins to fracture. Battles change. Nations vanish. The future itself starts ...

The definitive biography of Napoleon -- hailed as "magnificent" by The Economist. "What a novel my life has been!" Napoleon once said of himself. Born into a poor family, the callow young man was, by twenty-six, an army general. Seduced by an older woman, his marriage transformed him into a...

The Holy Roman Empire lasted 1,000 years, far longer than ancient Rome. Yet this formidable dominion never inspired the awe of its predecessor. Voltaire quipped that it was neither holy, Roman, nor an empire. Yet as Peter H. Wilson shows, the Holy Roman Empire tells a millennial story of Europe better than the histories of individual nation-states.

“The best education in grand strategy available in a single volume . . . a book that should be read by every American leader or would-be leader.”—The Wall Street Journal A master class in strategic thinking, distilled from the legendary program the author has co-taught at Yale for decades...

What if Napoleon had never sold Louisiana? 1806. Trafalgar never happened. The combined Franco-Spanish fleet rules the Atlantic, Napoleon keeps Louisiana — and a hardened drop of wax on a map marks the border that will split a continent in two. Within five years, war ignites on both coasts of America. Tsar Alexander lands Cossacks in California, carried there by British ships. Aaron Burr and General Wilkinson conspire in the West while each one sells out the other. Andrew Jackson crosses the Mississippi without anyone's permission and plants the fifteen-star flag on the wrong bank. ...

Napoleon Bonaparte rose from obscurity to dominate Europe through speed, discipline, and unmatched strategic thinking. He did not inherit power. He built it. From the battlefields of Italy to the heights of Austerlitz, Napoleon reshaped nations, commanded armies, and constructed one of the most powerful states in modern history. But power built through relentless expansion carries a cost. This book examines the decisions that defined his rise, the system that sustained his rule, and the moment when success turned into overreach. From strategic brilliance to catastrophic collapse, ...

A penniless Corsican outsider crowned himself Emperor of France—then set the entire continent ablaze to keep that crown. How does an obscure artillery officer with no fortune, no royal blood, and a thick foreign accent claw his way to the most powerful throne in Europe? And what does it cost a man to burn Moscow to the ground, march half a million soldiers to their deaths in the snow, and still believe himself the chosen instrument of destiny?

The “superbly entertaining and well‑researched” (Financial Times) history of Maximilian and Carlota, the European aristocrats who stumbled into power in Mexico—and faced bloody consequences. In the 1860s, Napoleon III, intent on curbing the rise of American imperialism, persuaded a young...

From the acclaimed author of In the Shadow of the Empress comes the thrilling chronicle of two of the most influential and glamorous women in nineteenth-century Europe—Elisabeth, empress of Austria, and Eugénie, empress of France—and their efforts to rule amid the scandal, intrigue, tragedy...

Napoleon's Wars: The Battles, Triumphs, and Betrayals of an Empire What does it take to reshape the world? Imagine a man who started from nothing and rose to command an empire that stretched across Europe. A leader whose military genius led him to victory after victory, only to be undone by his own ambition. Napoleon Bonaparte’s journey is a story of brilliance, ambition, betrayal, and eventual downfall—one that forever altered the course of history. In Napoleon's Wars: The Battles, Triumphs, and Betrayals of an Empire, dive deep into the life of one of history’s most captivating ...

The Age of Napoleon, the 11th and final volume of the Story of Civilization, surveys the amazing chain of events that wrenched Europe out of the Enlightenment and into the age of democracy. In this masterful work, listeners will encounter the French Revolution from the storming of the Bastille to the guillotining of the king; and the revolution's leaders - Danton, Desmoulins, Robespierre, and Saint-Just - all cut down by the reign of terror they inaugurated.

The greatest general in history was not defeated by a better strategist, but by the laws of supply and demand. In 1806, Napoleon Bonaparte stood at the zenith of his power. He had crushed the armies of Austria, Prussia, and Russia, redrawing the map of Europe with his sword. Yet, he remained a "tiger trapped on land," staring helplessly across the Channel at the British Royal Navy, the "shark" that ruled the oceans. Unable to invade Britain militarily, the Emperor decided to strangle it economically. "How Napoleon's War on Trade Destroyed Him" is a gripping analysis of the first total ...