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Seize the Crown

The Rise and Reign of Napoleon Bonaparte

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Seize the Crown

By: James Johnson
Narrated by: J D Lake
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He wasn’t born to rule—he decided to. Seize the Crown tells the story of how a boy from Corsica rose to dominate Europe—not just with armies, but with ideas, optics, and unstoppable momentum. This isn’t a dry military chronicle or another romantic portrait. It’s a forensic breakdown of how Napoleon hacked power, reshaped law, manipulated myth, and became the blueprint for modern authoritarianism.

From cannon fire in the streets of Paris to the icy graveyards of Russia, from revolutionary slogans to self-coronation in front of the Pope, this book follows every calculated move, every collapse, every comeback. This is not a history lesson. This is the anatomy of empire. If you’ve ever wondered how one man can rewrite the rules of civilization—start here.

©2025 James Johnson (P)2025 James Johnson
Europe France Historical Military Military & War
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