Europe and Western Civilization in the Modern Age

The Rise of Napoleon: Heir of the Revolution or New Form of Tyranny? (1x7)

Date de diffusion: Mar 22, 1998

Out of the period of the Directory (1795–99) came an ambitious young general named Napoleon Bonaparte. What lay behind his dramatic rise to power and his creation of the Empire out of elements both revolutionary and authoritarian? Was he, as he claimed, the legitimate heir of the Revolution's ideals?