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Citizen Emperor: Napoleon in Power 1799-1815 by Philip Dwyer
39.99 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir
Napoleon Bonaparte was one of the first truly modern politicians, skilfully crafting his image as a hero who dragged France back from the abyss and laying the foundations of a legend that endures to this day. This second volume of Philip Dwyer's magisterial biography charts his career from the Brumaire ...Show more
Citizen Emperor: Napoleon in Power 1799-1815 (Vol 2) by Philip Dwyer
32.99 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir
'Napoleon's legend is so persistent that it confounds the historical reality in the popular imagination. He himself contributed much towards the construction of his own myth, from his youth even until after he fell from power, when, while in exile, he dictated his memoirs to a group of disciples who too ...Show more
Napoleon: Passion, Death and Resurrection 1815-1840 by Philip G. Dwyer
29.99 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir
The final volume of the critically acclaimed and groundbreaking trilogy chronicling the life of Napoleon Bonaparte, one of history's most complex and charismatic leaders This meticulously researched study opens with Napoleon no longer in power, but instead a prisoner in a dressing-gown just off the Engl ...Show more
Napoleon: Passion, Death and Resurrection, 1815-1840 (HB) by Philip Dwyer
45.00 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir
The final volume of the critically acclaimed and groundbreaking trilogy chronicling the life of Napoleon Bonaparte, one of history's most complex and charismatic leaders He owned our hearts because he was our Emperor, but also because he was for us the heart of France ' This meticulously researched stu ...Show more
Napoleon - Passion, Death and Resurrection 1815-1840 vol 3 by Philip Dwyer
22.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Passion Death Resurrection 1815 - 1840
'Vibrant and illuminating ... [Dywer] tells a fascinating tale' The TimesThis meticulously researched study opens with Napoleon no longer in power, but instead a prisoner on the island of St Helena. This may have been a great fall from power, but Napoleon still held immense attraction. Every day, huge c ...Show more
Napoleon : Volume 1 - The Path to Power 1769-1799 by Philip Dwyer
29.95 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir
Napoleon Bonaparte's rise to power was neither inevitable nor smooth; it was full of mistakes, wrong turns and pitfalls. During his formative years his identity was constantly shifting, his character ambiguous and his intentions often ill-defined. He was, however, highly ambitious, and it was this ruthl ...Show more
The Darker Angels of Our Nature - Refuting the Pinker Theory of History and Violence by Philip Dwyer (Editor); Mark Micale (Editor)
39.99 AUD
Category: History
In The Better Angels of Our Nature Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker argued that modern history has witnessed a dramatic decline in human violence of every kind, and that in the present we are experiencing the most peaceful time in human history. But what do top historians think about Pinker's reading ...Show more
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