Show Notes
In this episode, David A. Bell introduces Napoleon Bonaparte and his revolutionary life and career.
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David A. Bell is the Sidney and Ruth Lapidus Professor in the Department of History at Princeton. He is the author of seven books, including the prize-winning The First Total War (2007), and, most recently, Men on Horseback (2020).
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