Download or read book Napoleon written by Adrian Hadland and published by Short Books. This book was released on 2005-02-01 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tough little chap with a shrill voice and a horrible temper, Napoleon Bonaparte was one of the surprise heroes of history. He grew up to become the Emperor of France and, in 60 battles and 20 years of power and fame, he created an empire to rival Ancient Rome. But what he really wanted was to invade England and then rule the world. Belgium, Boney faced the biggest test of his life as he prepared to take on the English army. Would he win? Could he? Town, South Africa. He has published five books, three for children, including the a biography of Nelson Mandela for the WHO WAS series.