Napoleon (The Modern Library of the World's Best Books, ML 95) [Bonaparte]

xi, 703 pp. Translated into English by Eden and Cedar Paul. A biography of Napoleon Bonaparte. Ludwig's use of the present tense provides an immediacy not found in other biographies of the French emperor and general. This and its firm basis in historical fact explain its continued place of authority in the scholarship surrounding Napoleon's life. Includes: Chronological Table; The Island; The Torrent; The River; The Sea; The Rock; Envoy; Author's Acknowledgments; Index.