Part I. Napoleon and Corsica: 1769-1793
An Italian family in Corsica
A French upbringing
The French officer and the Corsican patriot
The revolutionary of Ajaccio
Lost illusions
Part II. Entry into the scene: 1793-1796
Toulon
In search of a future
Happiness
Part III. The Italian Campaign: 1796-1797
That beautiful Italy
An Italian policy?
On the road to Vienna
Mombello
Saving the Directory
Campoformio
Parisian interlude
Part IV. The Egyptian Expedition: 1798-1799
The road to the Indies
The conquest of the Nile
Governing Egypt
Jaffa
The return from the orient
Part V. Crossing the Rubicon: 1799
The conspiracy
Brumaire
Part VI. A king for the revolution: 1799-1802
First Consul
First steps
From the Tuileries to Marengo
Works and days
The turning point of 1801
Peace with the church
The top of the ladder.
Bonaparte : 1769-1802 by Patrice Gueniffey. ISBN 9780674368354. Published by The Belknap Press ofHarvard University Press in 2015. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.