First of all, i don't want a podcast or wikipedia.
Hi. I want to "get into" Napoleon, as in, i don't know much about him and the events surrounding him. I am looking for some books friendly to newcomers. I was hoping to find a book that gives a general overview of everything.
As i said, it's ok if it does not go into detail on everything. I plan to get an overview of the Napoleonic age then find books that specialize in the things i found most interesting.
Thanks in advance, sorry if wrong sub.
EDIT: I have heard about a book called "Napoleon - A life." Is it any good? It's important to me to get the facts
If you got a pretty penny to spend (or other ways to acquire) David Chandler's The Campaigns of Napoleon is the absolute best work on, well, the campaigns of Napoleon. Everything. Every last battle and campaign he was a part in. As you might imagine it's heavily focused on the man himself and is not just a bland recollection of tactical maps. There's a couple used hardcopy ones Amazon for $50 right now, that's the cheapest I've ever seen it. Usually it's at around $90-$140 so that's a damned steal imo.
For a more 'general history' on the revolution, well, no one book does that imo. Check out our book list on the matter!
Yes, I very much recommend Roberts book. It's a bit favorable to him but I'd take it over those that portray him as an evil ogre.