Napoleon. Part 2

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The year 2015 marks 200 years since the Battle of Waterloo. Using recently uncovered historical evidence and based upon almost a decade of research, this major, three-part series, sheds new light on Napoleon as an extraordinarily gifted military commander and a charismatic leader whose private life-contrary to popular belief 200 years later-was littered with disappointments and betrayals: not least in relation to Josephine. Part 2 examines the French Empire's expansion, Napoleon's military structural reforms, and five years of war against anti-revolutionary European coalitions, including the Battle of Austerlitz. It also includes his economic blockade against Britain, alliance with Czar Alexander of Russia, and second marriage in an effort to produce a male heir for political legitimacy.