Napoleon's Influence on My Life

"We've come this far, I don't think we can ignore him any longer," says author. "I was also struck by how many mistakes he made in the campaign and how unclear he was about his goals" Napoleon contradicted himself a lot when talking about why he went to war; it wasn't that simple. He had an unbelievable reputation for working miracles on the battlefield: millions of people really thought that he was some kind of Superman who could turn things around.