This Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres’ 1804 portrait of Napoleon shows him as a civilian officer instead of an invading hero. Musée des Beaux-Arts, Liège, France “Ah, if it were only to be done over ...

Andrew Roberts' big, meticulously researched and very readable Napoleon: A Life is aimed at the general reader, but will appeal particularly to those who already know the essentials of his story.

The French Revolution in the 18th century saw the downfall of the French monarchy and the ascension of a prominent figure who played a major role in shaping modern European history. The abolishment of ...

David A. Bell, Napoleon: A Concise Biography (Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2015), 152 pp., $18.95. Michael Broers, Napoleon: Soldier of Destiny (New ...

Napoleon the Great. By Andrew Roberts. Allen Lane; 936 pages; £30. To be published in America by Viking in November; $40. Buy from Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk IS ANOTHER long life of Napoleon really ...

If you want to read his biography, or even see his horse, you can. By Victor Mather With the new Ridley Scott film “Napoleon,” starring Joaquin Phoenix and Vanessa Kirby, hitting theaters this week, ...

Napoleon: Historical drama. Starring Christian Clavier, John Malkovich, and Isabella Rossellini. Directed by Yves Simoneau. Written by Didier Decoin. 8 p. m. Monday and Tuesday on A&E. Like invading ...

IF THE tremendous accumulation of books about Napoleon seems an argument against reading another, it is an even stronger argument against writing one. Emil Ludwig’s “Napoleon, the Man of Destiny” is a ...