TY - BOOK AU - Roberts,Andrew TI - Napoleon: a life SN - 9780143127857 AV - DC203 .R678 2015 U1 - 944.05092B 23 PY - 2015/// CY - New York PB - Penguin KW - Napoleon KW - Emperors KW - France KW - Biography KW - History KW - 1789-1815 N1 - "First published in Great Britain by Allan Lane, an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd, 2014"--Title page verso; Includes bibliographical references (pages [811]-888) and index; Rise. Corsica ; Revolution ; Desire ; Italy ; Victory ; Peace ; Egypt ; Acre ; Brumaire -- Mastery. Consul ; Marengo ; Lawgiver ; Plots ; Amiens ; Coronation ; Austerlitz ; Jena ; Blockades ; Tilsit ; Iberia ; Wagram ; Zenith -- Denouement. Russia ; Trapped ; Retreat ; Resilience ; Leipzig ; Defiance ; Elba ; Waterloo ; St Helena N2 - Draws on the recent publication of thousands of Napoleon's letters to share new insights into his character, motivations, and relationships ER -