This is popular history at its most engrossing, providing a vivid introduction to Napoleon's astonishing career and his effect on world history. At the height of Napoleon's powers most of Europe was under his control, from Portugal to Moscow. Bestselling author Richard Holmes brings the era's great battles to life while he recounts how Napoleon transformed France's administrative, educational, and legal systems, forging a pattern that shapes modern governments today. | The Napoleonic Wars by Richard Holmes, Mass Market Paperback | Indigo Chapters