During that period of time, fervent nationalism and militarism were on the rise and thus emerged Napoleon Bonaparte ... Ridley Scott has released a biography on this complex and controversial ...

Throughout this unusual biography, Scurr — hitherto best ... publishers will still be bringing out books about Napoleon Bonaparte. Michael Dirda reviews books for Style every Thursday.

Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821 ... a readable and engaging book has emerged from the translation process. The research for this new biography has taken many years, and Gueniffey has worked his ...

This is clearly a remarkable book. And not least because it brought the French themselves, glutted with lives of Napoleon Bonaparte, roaring enthusiastically about the merits of this biography ...

While visually arresting, critics have questioned its historical accuracy. Scott replied: “There are 10,000 books about Napoleon, and they’re full of both truth and conjecture. But I left ...