Napoleon: The Man Who Shaped Europe

Napoleon: The Man Who Shaped Europe is a controversial and convincing biography about Napoleon Bonaparte, one of the most extraordinary political and military leaders the world has ever known. Although Weider has written other books about Napoleon's life, this one explores the mystery and controversy surrounding his illegitimate birth, the reasons for his bad reputation, his civic and military achievements, his philosophy and character, and the recent discovery of the actual circumstances surrounding his murder by poisoning. With new and ground-breaking evidence, Weider shows that there is still much to learn about Napoleon, including his relationship with Louis Charles Rene de Marbuef, Napoleon's true father and Governor of Corsica. The authors assert that Napoleon was not the cruel and emotionless dictator most believe him to have been. Rather, he was a reasonable, self-confident, and intelligent strategist, organizer, legislator, writer, thinker and founder of great institutions.