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7) Napoleon
Author
Publisher
Bookwright
Pub. Date
1987,c1986
Language
English
Description
Traces the life of the powerful French military and political leader, focusing on the Napoleonic Wars.
8) Napoleon
Author
Publisher
Penguin Group
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.4 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Author
Language
English
Description
A fictionalized account of the life of Josephine Bonaparte that examines her childhood on the Caribbean island of Martinique, marriage to a young French aristocrat, relationships with some of France's most powerful political figures, affair and marriage to Napoleon, and other related topics.
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
June 18, 1815, was one of the most momentous days in world history, marking the end of twenty-two years of French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. On the bloody battlefield of Waterloo, the Emperor Napoleon and his hastily formed legions clashed with the Anglo-Allied armies led by the Duke of Wellington -- the only time the two greatest military strategists of their age faced each other in combat.
With precision and elegance, Andrew Roberts sets...
13) War and peace
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.1 - AR Pts: 118
Language
English
Formats
Description
War and Peace is a vast epic centred on Napoleons war with Russia. While it expresses Tolstoys view that history is an inexorable process which man cannot influence, he peoples his great novel with a cast of over five hundred characters. Three of these, the artless and delightful Natasha Rostov, the world-weary Prince Andrew Bolkonsky and the idealistic Pierre Bezukhov illustrate Tolstoys philosophy in this novel of unquestioned mastery.
Author
Series
The Josephine B. trilogy volume 2
Publisher
Scribner Paperback Fiction
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
Josephine is witness to futher battles and scandal of the Revolution. Napoleon is victorious in his wars, and is elevated in popularity. Soon, after more scandal, the Directors of the Revolution are overcome and Josephine and Napoleon are the new leaders of France. This novel ends with the couple moving in to the palace.
Author
Series
The Josephine B. trilogy volume 3
Publisher
Scribner Paperback Fiction
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English