Napoleon
The Path to Power 1769 - 1799
1. Auflage
Erschienen am 6. März 2014
672 Seiten
978-1-4088-5469-3 (ISBN)
Beschreibung
The first volume of a groundbreaking and innovative popular biography of Napoleon Bonaparte, one of history's most complex and charismatic leaders
'Remarkable ... a satisfying, psychologically convincing account of Napoleon's early years and ascent to power. Even-handed and authoritative, this fascinating and highly enjoyable book will be an eye opener even to those who think they know the subject well' Sunday Times
'We are clearly in the presence of what will be a monumental work ... meticulously researched and well-written' Andrew Roberts, Literary Review
Napoleon Bonaparte's rise to power was neither inevitable nor smooth; it was full of mistakes, wrong turns and pitfalls.
During his formative years his identity was constantly shifting, his character ambiguous and his intentions often ill-defined. He was, however, highly ambitious, and it was this ruthless drive that advanced his career.
This book examines the extraordinary evolution of Napoleon's character and the means by which at the age of thirty he became head of the most powerful country in Europe and skilfully fashioned the image of himself that laid the foundation of the legend that endures to this day.
'Remarkable ... a satisfying, psychologically convincing account of Napoleon's early years and ascent to power. Even-handed and authoritative, this fascinating and highly enjoyable book will be an eye opener even to those who think they know the subject well' Sunday Times
'We are clearly in the presence of what will be a monumental work ... meticulously researched and well-written' Andrew Roberts, Literary Review
Napoleon Bonaparte's rise to power was neither inevitable nor smooth; it was full of mistakes, wrong turns and pitfalls.
During his formative years his identity was constantly shifting, his character ambiguous and his intentions often ill-defined. He was, however, highly ambitious, and it was this ruthless drive that advanced his career.
This book examines the extraordinary evolution of Napoleon's character and the means by which at the age of thirty he became head of the most powerful country in Europe and skilfully fashioned the image of himself that laid the foundation of the legend that endures to this day.
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Auflage
1. Auflage
Sprache
Englisch
Verlagsort
London
Großbritannien
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-13
978-1-4088-5469-3 (9781408854693)
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Philip Dwyer studied in Perth (Australia), Berlin and Paris, where he was a student of France's pre-eminent Napoleonic scholar, Jean Tulard. He has published widely on the Revolutionary and Napoleonic eras, and is the editor of Napoleon and Europe, the author of Talleyrand, and has co-edited Napoleon and His Empire: Europe, 1804-1814. He is currently Senior Lecturer in Modern European History at the University of Newcastle, Australia, and is working on the second volume of his biography of Napoleon. Napoleon:The Path to Power, 1769-1799 has also been shortlisted for The Prime Minister's Literary Awards.
Inhalt
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Prologue: The Bridge at Arcola
- The Outsider, 1769-1792
- 1 The Pleasure of Recognition
- Imaginary Landscapes
- Carlo and Paoli
- 'A Violent Enthusiasm for Liberty'
- The Choice
- A 'Vigorous and Rude' Education
- 2 'You Will Be My Avenger'
- 'A Sombre and Cantankerous Youth'
- Death of the Father
- A Corsican in France, a Frenchman in Corsica
- 3 Corsica in Revolution
- An Island in Turmoil
- Working towards the Revolution
- The Return of the Babbo
- Denunciations
- 4 Ambition Awakened
- The Republican
- 'I Wanted You to Be Free'
- The Easter Sunday Murders
- Buonaparte, Paris and the Revolution
- The Revolutionary, 1792-1796
- 5 Disillusion
- Increasing Tensions
- The Expedition to Sardinia
- The Rupture
- 'Perpetual Infamy'
- 'It Is Better to Eat Than Be Eaten'
- 6 The Jacobin
- Refugees
- The Situation in the Midi
- The Siege of Toulon
- 'Ville Infame'
- Italy - the First Plans
- 7 Shifting Political Sands
- Arrest
- 'My Tender Eugénie'
- Paris: The Decisive Months
- 8 The Political Appointee
- General Vendémiaire
- 'Seizing the Moon with His Teeth'
- 'A Proud Cajoler'
- The Conquering Hero, 1796-1798
- 9 Innovation
- First Impressions
- An Army of Brigands
- Defeating Piedmont
- 'The Moral Force of Victory'
- 10 Conquest and Pillage
- The Entry into Milan
- 'I Thought Only of You'
- The Price of Liberty
- Lombardy in Revolt
- Liberating Italian Art
- 'My Life is a Perpetual Nightmare'
- Castiglione
- 11 Artists and Soldiers, Politics and Love
- Rebirth - Arcola
- Exploiting Victory
- Love and Self-Pity
- Breaking Free
- Rivoli
- 12 The Apprenticeship of Power
- Invading the Papal States
- 'Turn Their Thoughts towards the Idea of Liberty'
- 'Has the Rhine Been Crossed?'
- The Liberator of Italy
- The Veronese Easter
- The Court at Mombello
- 13 Bonaparte the 'Italique'
- Defending 'Liberty and its Friends'
- Entering the Political Fray: The Coup of Fructidor
- 'Drunk with Happiness'
- 'A Pure and Great Giant of Glory'
- The Civilizing Hero, 1798-1799
- 14 A Grandiose Exile
- The Decision
- The Philosopher General
- Moments of Doubt
- 15 Confronting Egypt
- Toulon
- The Crossing
- Malta
- 'Like Fish on the Plains of Saint-Denis'
- Sand, Melancholy and Suicide
- 16 Conciliation and Terror: Governing Egypt
- Tearing Away the Veil
- Adapting
- Disaffection
- Distractions
- The Plague
- Repression
- 17 Prisoner of his Conquest
- The Battle of the Nile
- The Revolt of Cairo
- The Decision to Invade Syria
- 18 The Limits of Imagination
- 'All Human Effort against Me is Useless'
- The Massacre at Jaffa
- Fear and Contagion
- The Siege of St John of Acre
- 19 The End of the Dream
- Retreat and Revenge
- Aboukir: Defeat Atoned
- The Flight from Egypt
- Seizing Power, 1799
- 20 The Return of the Saviour
- Like an 'Electric Shock'
- 'The Man Who Would Save France'
- France on the Eve of the Coup
- The 'Sword'
- Negotiating a Role
- The Plot
- 21 The Coup as Farce
- The First Act
- The Second Act
- Denouement
- The Final Scene
- Epilogue
- In Search of the Saviour
- In Search of Bonaparte
- List of Maps
- Acknowledgements
- Select Bibliography
- Notes
- A Note on the Use of Names
- A Note on the Author
- By the Same Author
- eCopyright
