World Famous Figures Series -- Napoleon

Author: Feng Guangyu
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Publish Date: 1996-05-01
Features: This book is a biographical reading material. It vividly records the thrilling life of the great figure of modern France, Napoleon. Napoleon, starting as an ordinary junior officer, achieved numerous victories, gradually becoming a mid-level commander, a corps commander, and a life-long ruler, eventually becoming the Emperor of France. He dominated Europe, launched an expedition to Egypt, repeatedly defeated powerful enemies, and became the overlord of the European continent. After his defeat in the Battle of Waterloo, he was exiled to a remote island and tragically ended his life. The book also introduces some interesting anecdotes from his personal life. The book consists of 43 chapters, with a chronology of Napoleon's life attached at the end.