Napoleon History

For France, Egypt offered an overland route to India and a chance to beat Britain at its own game via economic strangulation. Admiral Horatio Nelson, however, could only speculate at French intentions. Whatever the destination of the French fleet, he sought a battle of annihilation. Only by those means could Britain secure the Mediterranean and neutralize the threat of a French army operating overseas. His understanding was icily accurate.

In the spring of 1814, Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated. Having overseen an empire spanning half the European continent and governed the lives of some eighty million people, he suddenly found himself exiled to Elba, less than 100 square miles of territory. This would have been the end of him, if Europe's rulers had had their way. But soon enough Napoleon imposed his preternatural charisma and historic ambition on both his captors and the very island itself, plotting his return to France and to power.

Im Dezember 1804 kennt ganz Paris nur ein Thema: die anstehende Krönungszeremonie des Generals Napoleon Bonaparte zum Kaiser der Franzosen. Für den Krönungszug ließ Napoleon die Straßen neu pflastern und ganze Häuserzeilen abreißen, weil sie ihm im Wege standen. Militär sperrt das Terrain großräumig ab und hält das Volk auf Distanz. Die Franzosen reiben sich verwundert die Augen: So hatten sie sich die Revolution ursprünglich nicht vorgestellt; ihre Träume von Gleichheit, Freiheit und Brüderlichkeit hatten andere Ziele als einen allmächtigen neuen Kaiser.

Discover the lives of the men that forever changed the course of history! This book contains the fundamental history, early influences, life-changing events, and lasting impact of historical figures such as Moses, Alexander the Great, Napoleon, Gandhi, and many others! For each of these great men, you will learn who they were, where they came from, who influenced them, the fundamental turning points in their lives, and their lasting contributions to the world.

¿Era Hitler vegetariano? ¿Por qué tiene cuernos el Moisés de Miguel Ángel? ¿Es rusa la ensaladilla rusa? ¿Murió Catalina la Grande fornicando con un caballo? ¿Construyeron los alienígenas las Pirámides? ¿Por qué no comen cerdo los musulmanes? ¿Hubo una papisa? ¿Quemó Nerón Roma? ¿Creó Franco una bomba atómica? ¿Por qué son sagradas las vacas en la India? Este audiolibro plantea 333 preguntas históricas como estas de todas las temáticas

Il existe incontestablement dans notre pays un art d'écrire que ce soit en roman, théâtre, politique, essais et philosophie. Comment sont nés les chefs d'œuvre hexagonaux, ces rares ouvrages qui ont été sans cesse réédités depuis leur parution pour accéder au rang de classiques ?

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From the death of Louis XIV in 1715 until the onset of the French Revolution in 1789, there occurred a profound evolution in the thinking of political philosophers, whose epoch is known as The Enlightenment. There were three men whose writings were to be most responsible for this intellectual whirlwind: Voltaire, Diderot, and Rousseau.

In 1789 a group of sober-minded, concerned citizens set in motion a series of events which were to end up leading to the deaths of thousands of perfectly innocent persons. How did this reasonable movement of level-headed civic leaders spin out of control? At a glance, the French Revolution appears a bewildering series of political factions sweeping in and out of power, massacre and counter-massacre, terror and guillotine, and one economic crisis following another.

Unruhige Jahre sind es, die am Beginn der modernen deutschen Geschichte stehen selbst wenn die Unruhe zunächst von außen kommt. Die Französische Revolution, dann Napoleon mit seinen Feldzügen verändern die europäische und auch die deutsche Landkarte.

When historians are asked to list the most influential people of the last 200 years, a handful of names might vary, but there is no question that the list will include Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), the most successful French leader since Charlemagne and widely acknowledged one of the greatest generals ever.

Descubra las historias de vida de los hombres que cambiaron la historia de la Humanidad! Por promoción de lanzamiento este LIbro Kindle tiene un costo de $2.99. El precio normal es de $5.99. Este libro nos permite conocer la vida e hitos de algunas de las personalidades más relevantes de la historia, tanto de Occidente como de Oriente. Conozca quienes eran, la época en que vivían, los momentos más relevantes de sus vidas y como impactaron en el resto de la civilización.

Estrategistas, corajosos, carismáticos, os grandes guerreiros deixaram sua marca na História, conduzindo exércitos, defendendo (ou combatendo) governantes, alterando o mapa político. Esta coleção, desenvolvida especialmente para o ouvinte brasileiro, conta as trajetórias desses bravos (e bravas) em livros cuidadosamente elaborados e gostosos de ler. O maior guerreiro do mar de todos os tempos, o britânico almirante Nelson é conhecido pela derrota monumental que impingiu a Napoleão Bonaparte. Este audiolivro mostra as táticas e estratégias utilizadas por esse marinheiro genial.

In 1815 deposed emperor Napoleon returned to France and threatened the already devastated and exhausted continent with yet another war. Near the small Belgian municipality of Waterloo, two large, hastily mobilized armies faced each other to decide the future of Europe--Napoleon's forces on one side, and the Duke of Wellington's on the other.

When the leaders of the French Revolution executed Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette in 1793, they sent a chilling message to the hereditary ruling orders in Europe. Believing that monarchy anywhere presented a threat to democratic rule in France, the leaders of the revolution declared war on European aristocracies, including those of Great Britain. For more than 20 years thereafter, France and England waged a protracted war that ended in British victory.

In 1787, Lucia, the beautiful 16-year-old daughter of a prominent Venetian statesman, is married off to Alvise Mocenigo, scion of one of the most powerful Venetian families. But their life as a golden couple will be suddenly transformed when Venice falls to Bonaparte.

This book looks over the greatest battle of human history, the fight between rationalism and the oppressive regimes society constantly imposes on free thinkers. From ancient Greece through to the early 1900s. The author thought that rationalism had won a victory, but the modern listener will feel a creeping dread as parallels with movements in today's society are revealed.

Early in 1815, Louisa Catherine Adams and her young son left St. Petersburg in a heavy Russian carriage and set out on a difficult journey to meet her husband, John Quincy Adams, in Paris. She traveled through the snows of eastern Europe, down the Baltic coast to Prussia, across the battlefields of Germany, and into a France that was then experiencing the tumultuous events of Napoleon's return from Elba.

Nicht einmal 30,000 Einwohner, eine kleine Stadt, fast nur ein Dorf südlich von Brüssel - und doch ein Ort, den jedes Kind kennt, ein Name, dessen Klang bei Jedem Bilder heraufbeschwört, großformatige Historiengemälde vor unser inneres Auge projiziert: Waterloo. Doch was wissen wir wirklich darüber? Welche Ereignisse seit Napoleons Rückkehr aus Elba gingen der Schlacht voraus, warum spitzte sich alles genau dort so zu, und wie verlief dieser 18. Juni des Jahres 1815 im Einzelnen?

Am 26. Juni 1813 trafen sich im Palais Marcolini in Dresden die großen Kontrahenten Napoleon und Metternich zu einer achtstündigen Unterredung. Nach der Katastrophe in Russland steht für den Kaiser alles auf dem Spiel: Ausgleich mit Österreich oder aber Aufstand Europas und sein Untergang? Napoleon bleibt dem Gesetz des Eroberers treu. Ausmanövriert von Metternich weicht er keinen Schritt von seinen Ansprüchen zurück.