A New Biography of Napoleon

Napoleon is an unavoidable historical figure in modern Europe: he came from a poor family on an island. He rode the wave of the French Revolution from artillery lieutenant to emperor, established the Napoleonic Code that influenced the global civil law system, single-handedly rewrote the European map, ascended the throne twice and abdicated twice, and ended his life on an island in the ocean. Over the past two hundred years, a large number of biographies, memoirs and historical monographs have been produced in Britain, France, Germany and the United States, and dozens of domestic translations have been introduced. However, there are common shortcomings in the existing translations, which is also the starting point for the re-editing of this book. This book abandons the fragmented and chronicle-style writing of Western biographies. It not only retains the advantages of rigorous Western historical research, but also corrects the biased stance and missing details of the original biography. It also adapts to the logic of domestic readers' reading of history, sorting out the complex European geographical disputes, factional struggles, and legal changes into a clear main line, taking into account the three major sections of character growth, war history, and governance achievements.