Biographies on Napoleon Bonaparte

Hello!
Since there are already so many resources about NB, I'll just put a few on here for you to browse through.
http://europeanhistory.about.com/od/bonapartenapoleon/a/bionapoleon.htm
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/history/1600s-1800s/napoleon-bonaparte/v/french-revolution--part-4----the-rise-of-napoleon-bonaparte
http://www.biographyonline.net/military/napoleon.html

Here are a few interesting tidbits relating directly to Les Mis.
There are a few parts where they stress the fact that if you say "Bonaparte" you support Napoleon, but if you say "Buonaparte" you're degrading him. The reason is this-- Napoleon was born in corsica (by Italy) and Buonaparte is his original name. However, when the family moved to France, they 'french-ized' their name, making it Bonaparte. So whenever someone says "Buonaparte" they're denying Napoleon's French-ness.

So there's a bit on Napoleon. You can decide for yourself if you agree with his reasonings and ambitions like Marius and Jean Valjean, or if you think that even good people make mistakes.

Les Miserables and the Many Other French Revolutions; presented by Khan Academy

I watched this video, and it helped me understand the setting for Les Mis so much better!
Enjoy :)