Study Group Details
707: *CANCELLED* The Rise and Fall of Napoleon Bonaparte
Thursday11:45 - 1:15
Starting March 05
In-Person
This course covers the life of Napoleon Bonaparte, who prior to his defeat and exile, rose from modest circumstances in Corsica to rule France from 1799 to 1815 and build a European empire ranging from Spain to Poland. Particular emphasis is placed on the question of whether Napoleon bore primary responsibility for the ruinous wars that marked his reign or whether those wars were the fault of European monarchs who had continually fought the French republic before he became ruler. The course covers his formative influences, military campaigns, seizure of power, reforms of French and European institutions, and downfall and legacy.
This study group is a repeat with revisions
Class Type: Lecture and Discussion
Class Format: In-Person
Hours of Reading: 2-3 hrs/week
Study Group Leader(s):
David Coffman
David Coffman is a retired federal administrative law judge with a life-long interest in European history. David is a graduate of Southern Methodist University, where he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, and of Harvard Law School. He served in the US Army where he attained the rank of first lieutenant and received a Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster for meritorious service as Commander of a detachment of Army correspondents in Vietnam.
Reading List
Napoleon: A Life (Andrew Roberts) | 2015: Penguin Books | ISBN: 978-0143127857 | Recommended