What's a good book on Napoleon? I know very little about

>>8915681
My diary desu

>Waterloo: The History of Four Days, Three Armies, and Three Battles
>Napoleon A Life

>>8915713

Thanks anon, these look good!

>>8915681
>>>/his/

>>8915742

You know, that completely slipped my mind, I'll make a thread there too. Thanks for reminding me!

Start with the Greeks.

>>8915681
That film caught my eye as well.

As recommended above, "napoleon: a life" is excellent for napoleon the man. Maybe less up your alley but worth mentioning is chandler's "campaigns of napoleon" which focuses on his military actions, is far superior to "a life" in that respect, and from what I know remains unparalleled in investigating its topic.

"A life" is great, but the maps are shit and the diagrams are just okay.

>tfw this is being shown at my local theatre but I can't watch it that day as I have other important plans

Just fucking kill me.

>>8915812

>not being able to yell VIVE LE EMPEROR at the top of your lungs when he wins the snowball fight vs his whole school

I was going to buy this one a few days ago. Published by Harvard University Press.

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2693822-napoleon

>>8915833
Don't buy that one. Buy the Andrew Roberts book alongside this:

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/389341.The_campaigns_of_Napoleon

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20821092-napoleon