" This Very Short Introduction might prove disappointing to those expecting an introduction to a very short man. Dispelling the myth of Napoleon Bonaparte's short stature, as well as the other rumors and legends, David Bell provides a concise, accurate, and lively portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte's character and career, situating him firmly in historical context. This book emphasizes the astonishing sense of human possibility--for both good and ill--that...

Es "el más grande hombre de acción nacido en europa desde julio césar", según Winston Churchill. Dar cuenta de esta figura supone el relato de una vida en la que el soldado da tantas batallas, el aventurero que exploró egipto con ojos de científico, el legislador que otorgó a francia un gobierno fuerte y efectivo y el prisionero que pasó sus últimos años en una isla remota, entra y sale de escena, y nos brinda una lectura vívida, llena...

In 1792, after leaving her violently mad mother behind in revolutionary France, seventeen-year-old Thea Hope travels to England, where she risks losing her own sanity when she creates the legendary Philosopher's Stone.

An acclaimed historian turns his sights on Napoleon, casting his towering life in a new light, from his early displays of military genius through his lust for power and his eventual defeat at Waterloo and exile on St. Helena.

The rousing story of Lafayette--aide-de-camp and "adopted son" of George Washington--explores his vital role in the American Revolution.