Corsica 1769: Under dramatic circumstances, a boy is born who will soon shake the fate of Europe: Napoleon Bonaparte. In the same year, in distant Dublin, Arthur Wellesley is born. The paths of these two extraordinary men will cross time and again. With iron will, Napoleon rises through the ranks. As a young officer, he leads a bloody assault against the British armies that seek to suppress the revolution. In the clash of the two empires, Napoleon and Wellesley face each other for the first time. Volume 1 of the grand Napoleon saga.