Bonaparte. In the footsteps of Gulliver. Sencha V.N.

Napoleon Bonaparte is not only a historical figure. Napoleon is a symbol of absolutism and unity of mind. On an event scale is a phenomenon. Like Alexander Macedonian or Karl the Great. The giant that overlap Europe and changed the world. The genius of strategy, tactics and diplomacy. Gulliver, whose greatness after two centuries could not reach. Nobody

and yet it was a man. With your weaknesses and mistakes, principles and affection. His passion was a war. Sometimes he cried - when his combat comrades died. And he smiled, examining the battlefield in a telescope, dotted with the corpses of the dead enemies. Napoleon was brave and despised death. Even enemy soldiers respected him. And they adored their own, shouting with enthusiasm: "Vivat iMpeereur!" Despite the fact that someone called Bonaparte a monster, someone was a usurpator, many simply envied him.

Napoleon's triumphal procession around the world ended with a reference to a distant island, where the defeated Gulliver found himself in the power of the arrogant "liliputs". But even there he was not going to give up. And the memories of the days of the past brightened up the hard years of longing and loneliness.

This book is about him. Emperor of France. The great commander. Genius. Tyrant. Ruthless conqueror. And... man. Whose name is Napoleon Bonaparte.