| List of Illustrations | xvii |
| Maps | xix |
| Permissions | xx |
| A Note to the Reader | xxi |
| Acknowledgements | xxv |
| In the Beginning | 1 |
| ONE The Boy |
| 1769-1778 | 7 |
| TWO Autun, Brienne and the École Militaire |
| 1779-1785 | 13 |
| THREE The Student: Valence and Auxonne |
| 1785-1789 | 22 |
| FOUR The Revolution and the Rebel: Auxonne and Corsica |
| 1789-1791 | 34 |
| FIVE Auxonne, Valence, Corsica, Paris |
| 1792—1792 | 44 |
| SIX The Paris Cauldron |
| May-October 1792 | 53 |
| SEVEN End of a Dream Corsica |
| 1792-1793 | 63 |
| EIGHT Napoleon Goes to War |
| July-September 1793 | 69 |
| NINE The Battle of Toulon |
| November-December 1793 | 79 |
| TEN The Rivieraand Désirée Clary |
| December 1793-June 1794 | 90 |
| ELEVEN Fall and Redemption |
| June 1794-May1795 | 98 |
| TWELVE Joséphine Beauharnais |
| May 1795—March 1796 | 107 |
| THIRTEEN The Army Marches—I: The Invasion of Piedmont |
| March-April 1796 | 120 |
| FOURTEEN The General April 1796 | 134 |
| FIFTEEN The Army Marches—II: The Invasion of Lombardy |
| May-June 1796 | 142 |
| SIXTEEN The Army Marches—III: Consolidation |
| June-July 1796 | 154 |
| SEVENTEEN The General and His Lady |
| May-July 1796 | 165 |
| EIGHTEEN The Austrians Attack: The Battle of Rivoli |
| July-September 1796 | 172 |
| NINETEEN The Battle of Arcola |
| November 1796 | 184 |
| TWENTY The Second Battle of Rivoli |
| January 1797 | 198 |
| TWENTY-ONE Victory |
| January-April 1797 | 207 |
| TWENTY-TWO Montebello—The King without a Crown |
| April-July 1797 | 218 |
| TWENTY-THREE The Treaty of Campo Formio |
| August-November 1797 | 231 |
| TWENTY-FOUR Paris Interlude |
| December 1797-May 1798 | 245 |
| TWENTY-FIVE The Conquest of Egypt—I: The Battle of the Pyramids |
| April-July 1798 | 256 |
| TWENTY-SIX The Conquest of Egypt—II: The Great Sultan |
| July-August 1798 | 271 |
| TWENTY-SEVEN The Conquest of Egypt—III: Colonization and Conflict |
| August 1798-February 1799 | 283 |
| TWENTY-EIGHT The Conquest of Egypt—IV: The Siege of St | Jean d'Acre |
| February-May 1799 | 299 |
| TWENTY-NINE The Conquest of Egypt—V: Hail and Farewell |
| June-October 1799 | 314 |
| THIRTY The Coup d'État of 18-19 Brumaire |
| 9-10 November 1799 | 327 |
| THIRTY-ONE The Consulate Rules |
| November 1799-February 1800 | 340 |
| THIRTY-TWO Prelude to Marengo |
| December 1799-May 1800 | 351 |
| THIRTY-THREE The Crossing of the Alps |
| May-June 1800 | 364 |
| THIRTY-FOUR The Battle of Marengo |
| 14 June 1800 | 378 |
| THIRTY-FIVE The First Consul Rules |
| July-October 1800 | 393 |
| THIRTY-SIX The Treaty of Lunéville |
| July 1800-February 1801 | 400 |
| THIRTY-SEVEN The Peace of Amiens |
| February-June 1801 | 410 |
| THIRTY-EIGHT The Conquering Hero |
| July 1801-August 1802 | 423 |
| THIRTY-NINE Napoleon the Man |
| 1801-1802 | 431 |
| FORTY The Road to War |
| March 1802-May 1803 | 443 |
| FORTY-ONE The Invasion of England—I: |
| June 1803-February 1804 | 454 |
| FORTY-TWO The Late Duc d'Enghien |
| January-April 1804 | 469 |
| FORTY-THREE The Invasion of England—II: |
| March-October 1804 | 481 |
| FORTY-FOUR The Emperor Takes a Crown |
| March-December 1804 | 489 |
| FORTY-FIVE The Invasion of England—III: The End of a Dream |
| January-August 1805 | 500 |
| FORTY-SIX The Battle of Ulm |
| September-October 1805 | 513 |
| FORTY-SEVEN Victory in Austria, Defeat at Trafalgar |
| October-November 1805 | 525 |
| FORTY-EIGHT Austerlitz: The Day of the Three Emperors |
| November-December 1805 | 535 |
| Selective Bibliography | 546 |
| Index | 565 |
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