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Napoleon

Paul Johnson

A short and vivid biography, which deconstructs the Napoleonic myth and reveals the reality of his rule.

'Written with his customary verve and certainty' Andrew Roberts, SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

Written with great wit and panache, this biography also has a serious purpose: to make us face up to the moral bankruptcy of Napoleon's dictatorship.

Johnson tells the whole story: his astonishing gift for battle tactics and his complete control of propaganda. His audacious, hyperactive and aggressive leadership alongside his failure as an international statesman, as Europe grew to hate him. His marshals and ministers; his wives, mistresses. The mistakes he made; the escape from Elba, and the world-changing events leading up to Waterloo and the battle itself.

This riveting account is a fascinating look at one of the most notorious military leaders of all time.

  • Classification : Biography & Memoir
  • Pub Date : JAN 1, 2007
  • Imprint : Phoenix Paperbacks
  • Page Extent : 224
  • Binding : PB
  • ISBN : 9781842126509
  • Price : INR 699
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Paul Johnson

Paul Johnson has been Director of the IFS since January 2011. He is also currently visiting professor in the Department of Economics at University College London. Paul has worked and published extensively on the economics of public policy, with a particular focus on income distribution, public finances, pensions, tax, social security, education and climate change. He was awarded a CBE for services to the social sciences and economics in 2018. As well as a previous period of work at the IFS his career has included spells at HM Treasury, the Department for Education and the FSA. Between 2004 and 2007 he was deputy head of the Government Economic Service. Paul Johnson is currently also a member of the committee on climate change and the Banking Standards Board.

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