{"product_id":"napoleon-a-life-hardcover","title":"Napoleon: A Life - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAdam Zamoyski\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe definitive biography of Napoleon -- hailed as \"magnificent\" by \u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"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 galvanizing military commander. The Pope crowned him as Emperor of the French when he was only thirty-five. Within a few years, he became the effective master of Europe, his power unparalleled in modern history. His downfall was no less dramatic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The story of Napoleon has been written many times. In some versions, he is a military genius, in others a war-obsessed tyrant. Here, historian Adam Zamoyski cuts through the mythology and explains Napoleon against the background of the European Enlightenment, and what he was himself seeking to achieve. This most famous of men is also the most hidden of men, and Zamoyski dives deeper than any previous biographer to find him. Beautifully written, \u003ci\u003eNapoleon \u003c\/i\u003ebrilliantly sets the man in his European context.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdam Zamoyski\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of numerous books about Polish and European history, and has written for publications including the \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e (London), the \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in London and Poland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 784\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.3 x 9.5 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 16, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756025479456,"sku":"9780465055937","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/dedb273f6872884c300bf69be700af6b.webp?v=1780072914","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/napoleon-a-life-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}