Andrew Roberts’ conclusion in his book Napoleon: A Life.

>By the time he went to St Helena [**in exile**], [Napoleon](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/50/Jacques-Louis_David_-_The_Emperor_Napoleon_in_His_Study_at_the_Tuileries_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg) could be certain that it would be impossible to write a modern book entitled *Lives of the Great Captains* without including a chapter on him too. The ambition he had conceived as a schoolboy at Brienne, and from which he had never wavered, had been achieved. He had transformed the art of leadership, built an empire, handed down laws for the ages, and joined the ancients. __________________________________ **Source:** Roberts, Andrew. "St Helena." *Napoleon: A Life*. New York: Penguin, 2014. 802. Print. __________________________________ **Further Reading:** [Napoleone di Buonaparte / Napoléon Bonaparte / Napoleon I](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon)