Part 2: The Italian Job

After a quickie wedding, Napoleon Bonaparte dashes south to take command of the French Army in Italy. Here he announces himself with a devastating display of battlefield brilliance. In Milan, he gets a taste for political rule and good living. Napoleon will return to Paris both as a military hero and a budding statesman...

As featured on Real Dictators.

A Noiser production, written by Jeff Dawson.

This is Part 2 of 6.

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