His name has gone down in legend. His victories changed the course of history. Despite his small stature (less than 160 cm), he was deservedly called “colossus” and “titanium”. However, Napoleon's military glory overshadowed the ruler's merits - and yet he was not only a military genius, but also a real genius of power, who forever transformed Europe. Coming from an impoverished noble family, without any patronage, solely thanks to his own talents and merits, he made a phenomenal career, becoming a general at 24 and army commander at 26, and then “converting” military victories into political triumph and establishing a one-man dictatorship. First Consul, and since 1804 Emperor, Napoleon had the greatest power since the time of Caesar, distributed crowns, appointed and removed monarchs, carried out grandiose successful reforms, laying the foundations of the modern world order, dreamed of a campaign to the East, to India, in the footsteps of Alexander the Great. But in his personal life he was rather unhappy, admitting: “My mistress is power.” Read a new book from the author of the bestseller “The Great Churchill” - the true story of the rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte, whose genius forever changed the history of Europe and all of humanity.