George Washington became president of the newly formed United
States just as the French Revolution erupted in 1789, a moment that
would pave the way for Napoleon and his eventual empire. In this
momentous year, the Americans consolidated the gains of their
rebellion, and the French embarked upon a more radical
transformation of their own. Though strikingly different, the
American and French revolutions gave rise to Washington and
Napoleon, two wildly popular generals who led new forces on
battlefields across their respective territories. Matthew J. Flynn
and Stephen E. Griffin’s military analysis of these two men
includes the political context of their lives. As a military equal
of Napoleon, Washington posed just as great a threat to the life of
the fledging American republic that Napoleon did to representative
government in France. Both generals assumed their offices with a
similar purpose in mind: transferring sovereignty from the people
to an individual leader. Yet, Washington chose the republican path,
while Napoleon sank into despotism. Flynn and Griffin show how
leadership is shaped by the society that governs it, thus
highlighting the differences between Washington and Napoleon. The
authors demonstrate that the two were equally ambitious and that
each chose paths to power reflecting their turbulent political
times. In this fascinating book, the characters of these two great
generals, statesmen, and icons emerge to show the divergence of
their towering geniuses.
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