Napoleon Crossing the Alps
For those who didn't like the Reagan picture.
How do you feel about Napoleon? Even the French are apparently greatly divided.
“The divide is generally down political party lines,” says professor Peter Hicks, a British historian with the Napoléon Foundation in Paris. “On the left, there’s the ’black legend’ of Bonaparte as an ogre. On the right, there is the ’golden legend’ of a strong leader who created durable institutions.”
-- Brian Eads
I don't have a strong 'feels' myself. Is he a great hero-leader, or is he more like a Stalin?
How do you feel about Napoleon? Even the French are apparently greatly divided.
“The divide is generally down political party lines,” says professor Peter Hicks, a British historian with the Napoléon Foundation in Paris. “On the left, there’s the ’black legend’ of Bonaparte as an ogre. On the right, there is the ’golden legend’ of a strong leader who created durable institutions.”
-- Brian Eads
I don't have a strong 'feels' myself. Is he a great hero-leader, or is he more like a Stalin?