Napoleon Bonaparte Pocket Giants

Author : William Doyle
Publisher : Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781502624475

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Napoleon Bonaparte: Emperor by William Doyle Pdf

A surprising appointment to command the Army of Italy and a series of battles resulting in the defeat of Italy’s French enemies were the precursors to Napoleon Bonaparte, a son of the Revolution, changing the face of Europe prior to his position in France. A confident and relentless man, Napoleon Bonaparte became the First Consul—possessing supreme power as the ruler of France. His eventual self-coronation as the Emperor Napoleon led to many people in Europe developing harsh feelings toward the Corsican soldier-turned-ruler. This book features detailed accounts of Napoleon’s various triumphs—as well as his biggest blunders—in battle and the reputation he left behind as a result of his exile. Despite the hatred some people felt toward him during his reign, Napoleon Bonaparte made a lasting impression on Europe.

Author : William Doyle
Publisher : Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2016-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781502624482

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Napoleon Bonaparte: Emperor by William Doyle Pdf

A surprising appointment to command the Army of Italy and a series of battles resulting in the defeat of Italy’s French enemies were the precursors to Napoleon Bonaparte, a son of the Revolution, changing the face of Europe prior to his position in France. A confident and relentless man, Napoleon Bonaparte became the First Consul—possessing supreme power as the ruler of France. His eventual self-coronation as the Emperor Napoleon led to many people in Europe developing harsh feelings toward the Corsican soldier-turned-ruler. This book features detailed accounts of Napoleon’s various triumphs—as well as his biggest blunders—in battle and the reputation he left behind as a result of his exile. Despite the hatred some people felt toward him during his reign, Napoleon Bonaparte made a lasting impression on Europe.

Author : Gary Sheffield
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780750963381

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Wellington: pocket GIANTS by Gary Sheffield Pdf

Wellington is a giant because he was one of the greatest military commanders in British history, an important figure in the emergence of Britain as a great imperial power, a man who dominated British society and politics for 35 years. He was the only one of Napoleon's contemporaries who can be mentioned in the same breath as a general - a master of logistics, politics and coalition warfare as well as strategy, operations and tactics. The book's focus is on Wellington's military career, and it looks at all of these aspects, placing them in the context of the military and political developments of the time. It explores Wellington's personality – a key to understanding his success - and briefly examines his post-Waterloo career as a politician. It concludes that Wellington was not only a military genius, but an icon whose fame endures to our own time.

Author : Peter Warwick
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2015-10-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780750963596

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Horatio Nelson: pocket GIANTS by Peter Warwick Pdf

Why is Nelson a hero? Because he was a captain before he was 21, a man who shaped the course of history from the decks of his ships, hailed as a saviour of the nation, a hero killed in action at the moment of his greatest victory at the Battle of Trafalgar and immortalized ever since. What lies beneath the romantic legend of Horatio Nelson? What did he do before he became famous? Why did he fall from grace twice? Did he really put a telescope to his blind eye? Why did Victory’s signal lieutenant change his ‘England expects . . . .’ signal at Trafalgar? What made his leadership special? This book traces Nelson’s spectacular and often controversial career from a Norfolk parson’s son who entered the Royal Navy at the age of twelve, through his youth as a difficult and ambitious naval subordinate, his rise to admiral and celebrity, his fighting career and his outstanding victories at the battles of the Nile, Copenhagen and ultimately Trafalgar.

Author : William Doyle
Publisher : History Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Emperors
ISBN : 0750961090

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Napoleon by William Doyle Pdf

In the space of less than 20 years, Napoleon turned Europe upside down. Rising from obscure origins to supreme power by a mixture of luck, audacity and military genius, he was able to harness the energies released by the French Revolution to resolve the internal problems which it had created, before turning his restless ambition to remodeling the political structure of the whole continent in a series of brilliant military victories. He was never able to finally subdue all his foreign enemies, and in the end they came together to bring him down; but by then it was impossible to restore what he had destroyed, or, in France, to destroy much of what he had created. The memory of his epic exploits, carefully refashioned during his last years in exile, haunted Europe for over a century, while the more distant effects of his career changed the whole destiny of the Americas and of the world.

Author : Greg Fisher
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 99 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780750968744

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Hannibal and Scipio: pocket GIANTS by Greg Fisher Pdf

In 218, Hannibal Barca, desperate to avenge the defeat of Carthage in the First Punic War, launched an ambitious ground invasion of Italy. With just a small force, he crossed the Alps – a feat reckoned to be impossible – and pitted his polyglot army against Rome's elite citizen infantry. At Cannae, in 216, Hannibal destroyed an 80,000-strong Roman force in one afternoon, delivering a blow unequalled in Roman history for half a millennium to come. The Romans had no answer to Hannibal until the young Scipio volunteered to take over Rome's armies in Spain, which were close to defeat, and left leaderless by the death of Scipio's own father and uncle. In the decade which followed, Scipio turned Rome's desperate fortunes into a stunning victory over Carthage. The portrait of Hannibal and Scipio takes the reader through one of the greatest military campaigns in history, driven by two remarkable and fascinating men.

Author : Robert Webb
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 95 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2016-07-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780750969116

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John Lennon: pocket GIANTS by Robert Webb Pdf

John Lennon is a giant of popular music and culture. As one-quarter of the Beatles, he was in the vanguard of music, art, fashion and popular culture during the sixties. His music, humour and outspoken calls for peace inspired a generation. He stands as an iconic figure for those who lived through the sixties and seventies, as well as for those who grew up long after his untimely death in 1980. Above all, Lennon was one of the twentieth century's greatest and most important songwriters. Songs he wrote with Paul McCartney, such as 'She Loves You' and 'A Day in the Life', define an era. Others he wrote alone, such as 'God', 'Help!' and 'Revolution', betray an often complex, contradictory and troubled character. Lennon was never one to hide his love away, nor his anger, nor his convictions. In 2000 his anthem 'Imagine' was voted the song of the millennium.

Author : Alistair Ross
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 99 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2016-07-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780750969123

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Sigmund Freud: pocket GIANTS by Alistair Ross Pdf

'This is a very, very smart book. It makes Freud accessible, interesting and relevant.' - Ruby Wax Sigmund Freud is rightly called the godfather of psychoanalysis. He forever changed the way we view ourselves and developed our understanding of human nature. His concepts have become part of our psychological vocabulary: unconscious thoughts and feelings, conflict, the meaning of dreams, the sensuality of childhood. He dared to try new methods and treatments. Everyone knows the term Freudian slip and has a basic understanding of his theories, however, Freud gave us a great deal more. From education to critical theory he changed the way we think. His ideas and clinical practices offer psychological insights that bring help and healing. Freud's work has suffused contemporary Western thought and popular culture. He is the epitome of a pocket GIANT.

Author : Victoria Arbiter
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2016-03-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780750968751

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Queen Elizabeth II: pocket GIANTS by Victoria Arbiter Pdf

At age 25, Elizabeth II became Britain's 40th monarch and vowed to dedicate her life to service and duty on behalf of her country. She is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states, head of the 53 member Commonwealth of Nations, Supreme Governor of the Church of England, and head of the armed forces. Most notably, however, on September 9th, 2015, she became the longest reigning monarch in British history. She has consistently adapted in order to remain relevant, while devotedly upholding the age-old traditions of the monarchy. Although there have only been six British female monarchs, it cannot be argued that some of the most enlightened times in history have occurred during periods of queenship. Elizabeth I led the country through the Golden Age and Victoria ushered in the Industrial Revolution, but it is Elizabeth II who will leave the most illustrious and progressive legacy of all.

Author : Nick Higham
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2015-03-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780750963527

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King Arthur: pocket GIANTS by Nick Higham Pdf

Why is King Arthur a giant? Because his story has had such strong influences on our understanding of the history of Europe and the English-speaking world. Because the debate about Arthur as a historical figure has been central to understanding the fall of Roman Britain and the formation of England for much of the last 1,300 years. Because Arthur is one of the best-known kings in world history, whose reign was viewed as a golden age, an epoch in which to centre tales of right and wrong, of faith and faithlessness, and of courage and falseness, the moral and spiritual values of which continue to resonate today not least among those who dismiss Arthur as a late literary construct. Because an understanding of Arthur and all the different things he has meant to scores of generations up to the present is fundamental to our understanding of our own past, our understanding of ourselves and the ways in which we can benefit from history.

Author : Emil Ludwig
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 638 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:669915293

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Napoleon by Emil Ludwig Pdf

Author : John Gibson Lockhart
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1830
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NYPL:33433069324097

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The History of Napoleon Bonaparte by John Gibson Lockhart Pdf

Author : Jim Gigliotti,Who HQ
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2018-12-04
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781524790165

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Who Was Napoleon? by Jim Gigliotti,Who HQ Pdf

Learn more about Napoleon Bonaparte, the decorated French military leader who conquered much of Europe in the early nineteenth century. Born in the Mediterranean island of Corsica, Napoleon Bonaparte felt like an outsider once his family moved to France. But he found his life's calling after graduating from military school. Napoleon went on to become a brilliant military strategist and the emperor of France. In addition to greatly expanding the French empire, Napoleon also created many laws, which are still encoded in legal systems around the world.

Author : Emil Ludwig
Publisher : Richmond Hill, Ont. : Simon & Schuster of Canada
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1973-03-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0671782592

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Napoleon by Emil Ludwig Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Pelangi ePublishing Sdn Bhd
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012-11-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9789674310745

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Napoleon Bonaparte by Anonim Pdf

This book is suitable for children age 9 and above. Napoleon Bonaparte was the first emperor of France. He was a very successful military general and he led his army into many victorious battles. This is the story of how a lawyer's son rose to become a powerful emperor.