Was Napoleon a Phoney? ("HISTORICAL DOUBTS RELATIVE TO NAPOLEON BONAPARTE")

Does Napoleon the man deserve the legend that surrounds him? Was he a product of heroism and history, or of France’s propaganda machine? In this meticulous essay, Whately explores these questions and more to determine once and for all whether or not Napoleon Bonaparte was really a man to admire or a system of ideology for Europe’s citizens to unflinchingly follow – and his conclusions may very well surprise you.