📖 Napoleon. His Life His Battles. His Empire

Napoleon was a second lieutenant at 16, a brigadier general at 24, and ruler of France by 30. This stunning biography, enhanced with 180 illustrations, vividly chronicles his incredible rise, his legendary battles, his conquest of Europe, and his eventual fall. Twenty items of removable facsimile memorabilia--military orders, battlefield reports, political proclamations, even love letters --complete this up-close and personal view of the man who, perhaps more than any other single person, shaped our modern world.