Napoleon Part 2: The Italian Job
Real Dictators
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Napoleon's First Campaign in Italy
Despite his youth, napoleon is no novice. Three years ago he popular acclaim as the eager young artillery captain who evicted the british royal navy from the port of toulon. There are some in the french officer corps who were cynical about napoleon's sudden elevation. They considered it way beyond his station. Within a few short weeks, his detractors will be eating their hats. It's not just the military victories that will prove napoleon's worth, but his sheer intensity and single mindedness. I don't know why. As another general puts it, but the little bastard scares.
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