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• W343868300 abstract "Napoleon: The Path to Power, 1769-1799. By Philip Dwyer. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 2008. 672 pages. $35.00. Philip Dwyer has produced a well-written and thoughtfully argued account of early life of Napoleon Bonaparte. An account that comprehensively details Napoleon's development and military and political maturation from birth to coup de Brumarie. In this very important contribution to field of Napoleonic studies, Dwyer richly captures Bonaparte's early rise to intercontinental stardom, providing reader in-depth analysis of protagonist's growth, and arguably, emerging hubris of France's nascent nineteenth century Generalissimo. Although Dwyer's favorable bias is easy to discern, his scholarship is first-class and holds up to scrutiny. His clear prose yields erudite examination of Napoleon's blossoming as increasingly ruthless and effective politician, and a somewhat less successful practitioner of war. Fortunately for knowledgeable reader, Dwyer's less-than-balanced presentation in evaluating this modern era Italio-Frankish warrior king may be forgiven in light of book's many redeeming merits. Dwyer divides life of young Napoleon into five chronological and intellectually digestible segments, all of which are deftly woven into a nested and interconnected construct for analysis. Ever mindful of European political dynamics at time of Bonaparte's birth in 1769, Dwyer contextualizes Napoleon's childhood experiences with social and political forces that helped to shape him into self-described figure of destiny. One of several impoverished sons of father Carlo (a minor noble and self-serving Corsican politician), young Napoleon was raised in a world of limited political and monetary options. Only by means of self-study, angst-ridden introspection, and a patronage-derived military scholarship secured by his otherwise dilatory father, was he able to view a much broader horizon. Napoleon's long-term fantasy of freeing his native Corsica from French control and subsequent participation in island politics (resulting in Bonaparte's eventual political divorce from Paloli and Corsican separatist movement) are particularly well-covered. Dwyer thoroughly examines this difficult outsider period in Napoleon's young life, articulating hard-learned lessons of Napoleon and their impact and influence on his character development. This becomes a dominant subtheme throughout remaining sections of book. By tracing development of Napoleon's political and military expertise author convincingly builds a case that this young leader could have consciously chosen to become a Franco Cincinnatus; yet he selected another darker path. The portion of book that examines Napoleon as the conquering hero is perhaps Dwyer's most interesting work. In describing Bonaparte's assumption of command of an Army naked on rocks and his exercise of decisive leadership throughout Italian campaign, author is able to analyze hero's inner man, painting a picture of exposed and unhappy Napoleon whose one-sided love affair with Josephine alternately fills him with joy and depression. Dwyer captures these many emotions amidst backdrop of battlefield and accompanying political drama. Napoleon's victories in Alps and his ability to sustain Directory with financing from plunder of territories of Piedmontese, Sardinians, and former Hapsburg permitted him to be celebrated as man of hour by people of France. Bonaparte quickly discovers that winning a battle is much easier than securing a lasting peace, yet he emerges from Italian campaign as France's new Pure and Great Giant of Glory, albeit with a new Brobdingnagian appetite for greater acclaim and power. …" @default.
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