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Napoleon Bonaparte

    August 15, 1769 – May 5, 1821

    This author explores the intricate dynamics between personal power and societal structures. Their work delves into human nature, examining how individuals navigate political and historical shifts. Through their writing, they aim to illuminate the forces of power and their impact on both the individual and the collective. Their perspective offers a unique lens through which to view historical and political landscapes.

    Napoleon Bonaparte
    Liebesbriefe
    Military Maxims of Napoleon
    The Military Maxims
    Aphorisms And Thoughts
    Love Letters of Great Men
    Napoleon on Napoleon
    • Napoleon on Napoleon

      An Autobiography of the Emperor

      • 288 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      This is an illustrated "autobiography" of the Emperor Napoleon compiled from his commentaries and memoirs dictated on St Helena, edited and put into chronological order. The text spans his childhood in Corsica to exile on St Helena and covers family feuds, divorce from Josephine, retreat from Moscow, Waterloo and more - all in his own words. Napoleon was in inveterate writer, he dictated obsessively and edited his own scripts. He was also very aware of his position as one of history's great leaders. The book should be useful to military enthusiasts, historians and writers.

      Napoleon on Napoleon
      4.0
    • Love Letters of Great Men

      • 138 pages
      • 5 hours of reading

      When words of love do not come to you on their own, then read these letters. Complete, actual love letters of great men like Lord Byron, John Keats and Voltaire. Leaders like Henry VIII, George Washington, and Napoleon, who wrote to his beloved Josephine, "I awake consumed with thoughts of you..." Artists like van Gogh, Mozart, and Beethoven, who famously penned, "Though still in bed, my thoughts go out to you, my Immortal Beloved..." Dozens of intimate letters, coupled with over a score of period illustrations. Plus fascinating biographies, and insights into the couples' relationships-how they got there, the obstacles they faced, and what happened next. Poet warriors, from the first through the twentieth century, Ovid, Sir Walter Raleigh, Goethe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Leo Tolstoy, Victor Hugo, Shelley, Robert Browning, Edgar Allen Poe, Mark Twain, Lewis Carroll, Pierre Curie, George Bernard Shaw, Jack London, Admiral Peary, Woodrow Wilson, and many more.

      Love Letters of Great Men
      3.9
    • Aphorisms And Thoughts

      • 128 pages
      • 5 hours of reading

      Spurred by a lifelong fascination with the great emperor, French novelist Honore de Balzac set himself the painstaking task of collecting a selection of Napoleon's aphorisms from his public speeches and the gazettes of the time.

      Aphorisms And Thoughts
      3.6
    • The Military Maxims

      An essential volume of Napoleon's wisdom on the art of war

      • 68 pages
      • 3 hours of reading

      Focusing on the art of war, this collection distills Napoleon's military wisdom and principles derived from his extensive experience and study of historical commanders. David G. Chandler’s commentary contextualizes these maxims within the framework of 20th-century conflicts, offering insights into how military leaders have applied or ignored Napoleon's teachings. This essential volume serves as a valuable resource for military students and enthusiasts seeking to understand the strategic brilliance that underpinned Napoleon's successes in warfare and diplomacy.

      The Military Maxims
    • Military Maxims of Napoleon

      • 52 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      Exploring the insights of a legendary military strategist, this book delves into Napoleon Bonaparte's thoughts and theories on warfare and statecraft. It highlights his exceptional skills in military operations while offering a captivating look at his strategic mindset and commentary on governance. Through this examination, readers gain a deeper understanding of his approach to leadership and the complexities of military command.

      Military Maxims of Napoleon
    • Napoleon I. Mein Leben und Werk

      • 570 pages
      • 20 hours of reading

      Das Leben Napoleons I., Kaiser der Franzosen, in Dokumenten aus eigener Hand.Von früheren Briefen, über Reden, Tagebücher und Schriften bis zu Proklamationen spannt sich der Bogen dieses Bandes, der zu den unmittelbarsten authentischsten und spannendsten Veröffentlichungen der gesamten Napoleonliteratur gehört.

      Napoleon I. Mein Leben und Werk
      2.0
    • Manuel du chef. Aphorismes

      • 173 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      Sur les français, l'art de gouverner ou celui de faire la guerre, ces aphorismes, sentences et réflexions de l'Empereur, toujours d'actualité, témoignent d'une ironie, d'un cynisme et d'une clairvoyance hors pair. Un livre à offrir à tous ceux qui se sentent attirés par la politique.

      Manuel du chef. Aphorismes
      3.9
    • Della vita avventurosa di Napoleone Bonaparte e del suo temperamento sappiamo ormai quasi tutto, sebbene resti ancora da scoprire qualcosa di più sull'uomo Napoleone Bonaparte. Non particolarmente vicino alle 'belles lettres', Napoleone ci ha lasciato una serie di brevi pensieri morali, aforismi politici e massime sulla guerra, riunite in questo volume. Si tratta di una raccolta di riflessioni personali, scritte in momenti diversi e talvolta in piena contraddizione tra loro, che si rivelano uno strumento di analisi interessante e utile al fine di individuare tratti della personalità e delle idee di Napoleone.

      Aforismi politici. Pensieri morali. Massime sulla guerra
      2.5
    • Love Letters of Great Men

      • 144 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      Remember the wonderfully romantic book of letters by Beethoven, Byron and Napoleon that featured in the Sex and the City film? That collection didn't actually exist, but all of the letters referenced in the film were real; so Macmillan decided to create Love Letters of Great Men . . .

      Love Letters of Great Men
      3.7
    • Una grande mentalità di imprenditore, una acuta conoscenza della psiche umana, un sapiente uso delle tecniche di comunicazione, una lungimirante capacità di premiare il merito: grazie a queste qualità Napoleone ha saputo stravolgere le regole che governavano Stati, truppe e uomini, costruendo un impero di tale potenza che poté essere abbattuto solo dagli sforzi disperati e prolungati di tutta Europa. In questo libro, da regalare a tutti gli «apprendisti capi» del mondo, sono raccolti i pensieri, i consigli, gli ordini, i giudizi, che Napoleone ha dedicato alla difficile arte di comandare, di condurre forze militari, di governare una nazione, delineando, con uno stile cinico degno di Machiavelli, le caratteristiche principali che ogni capo dovrebbe possedere per poter davvero guidare un Paese, un esercito, un'azienda. Pagina dopo pagina, il genio napoleonico dimostra ancora oggi la grandezza e la lungimiranza dei suoi insegnamenti che, nati in un'epoca di forti sconvolgimenti politici e sociali, mantengono tutta la loro «tragica» attualità. «Non si può guidare un popolo se non gli si mostra un avvenire». «Un capo che non presta attenzione alle necessità dei suoi uomini non dovrebbe comandarli». «Non è difficile scegliere gli uomini, ma dare a quelli che abbiamo scelto tutto il valore che meritano».

      Aforismi, massime e pensieri
      3.2
    • Napoleon I.

      Darstellung der Kriege Caesars, Turennes, Friedrichs des Grossen

      Napoleon I.
    • Tendresses impériales

      • 34 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      A l'occasion du bicentenaire Napoléon 1821-2021, nous avons le plaisir de rééditer pour la première fois depuis sa parution originale en 1913, trente lettres composant un recueil épistolaire rare et peu connu des spécialistes de Napoléon, connu sous le titre de ""Tendresses impériales"". Ces courriers retracent l'amour naissant entre le jeune Bonaparte, alors encore général, et la future impératrice Joséphine.

      Tendresses impériales
    • Ich, der Kaiser

      • 476 pages
      • 17 hours of reading

      Gekürzter und bearbeiteter Auszug aus dem dreizehnbändigen Werk Heinrich Conrads "Napoleons Leben. Von ihm selbst" (1911/13) das auf Originalausgaben meist diktierter Texte des verbannten Kaisers basiert

      Ich, der Kaiser
    • Memoriál ze Svaté Heleny

      • 516 pages
      • 19 hours of reading

      Když byl Napoleon po bitvě u Waterloo v roce 1815 internován na vzdáleném ostrově Svatá Helena, doprovázel ho mimo jiné věrný hrabě de Las Cases. Po celou dobu svého pobytu na ostrově zaznamenával do deníku Napoleonovy vzpomínky, úvahy a myšlenky. Padlý císař se hodně soustředil na „poslední dějství“ svého životního dramatu – útěk z Elby, závěrečných „sto dnů“ svého panování a osudnou bitvu –, ale věnoval se i šťastnějším dobám své dráhy, literatuře, dějinám a dalším tématům. A protože je kniha psána živým, kultivovaným jazykem, zdaleka není jen historickým dokumentem, ale patří do klasické francouzské literatury stejně jako další proslulé memoáry. Český překlad byl pořízen jako první s přihlédnutím k novému francouzskému vydání podle původního rukopisu, objeveného teprve v nedávné době. Přeložil, úvodní studii napsal a poznámkami opatřil Aleš Pohorský.

      Memoriál ze Svaté Heleny
      4.6
    • Jím samým diktované na ostrově Svaté Heleny generálům, kteří tam s ním byli v zajetí. Zapsané jeho pobočníkem generálem Gouragaudem a vydané podle rukopisu, opraveného vlastní rukou Napoleonovou.

      Napoleonovy paměti
      4.0