Napoleon's Empire of Myth

from Professor Jiang · host Predictive History

How did a young Corsican become Emperor of France in 1804?In this talk to his Chinese high school students, Jiang Xueqin argues that it was Napoleon's myth-making genius that seduced the French people, and killed the fledging French Republic.In this way, Napoleon was like Caesar and Hitler. Will Trump take America down the same path?Please consider making a small donation here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/jiangprofessor

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