The Fall of Napoleon: The Final Betrayal
by David Hamilton-Williams
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"A startling new perspective on Napoleon's rise and fall." ––Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) "A well-researched and original history...Hamilton-Williams tells a stirring story, revealing much new material." ––Kirkus Reviews In this riveting study, acclaimed Napoleonic expert David Hamilton-Williams offers a bold new assessment of the real causes of the emporer's decline. He sheds new historical light on the well-organized deceit and betrayal that riddled Napoleon's military and show more political campaigns. DAVID HAMILTON-WILLIAMS (West Sussex, England) is one of the world's foremost Napoleonic researchers. His acclaimed Waterloo: New Perspectives, available from Wiley, was chosen as a Military Book Club main selection. show lessTags
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- Canonical title
- The Fall of Napoleon: The Final Betrayal
- Original publication date
- 1995
- People/Characters
- Napoleon Bonaparte
- Important places
- Paris, France; Waterloo, Walloon Brabant, Belgium
- Important events
- Napoleonic Wars; Fall of Napoleon
- Epigraph
- Put not your trust in Princes - Psalms, 146, 1-3
- Dedication
- This book is dedicated to my wife, Sally-Ann, for all her love and inspiration
- First words
- Prologue: Between 10 and 11 P.M. of 29 March 1814, a coach pulled in to the courtyard of the post inn at Juvisy, 10 miles from Paris.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Outside, a final cannonade bellowed from the courtyard to proclaim to Paris and to France the final victory - he had come home.
- Original language
- English UK
Classifications
- Genres
- History, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir
- DDC/MDS
- 944.05 — History & geography History of Europe France and Monaco France First empire 1804-1815
- LCC
- DC212 .H35 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania France – Andorra – Monaco History of France Modern, 1515- Revolutionary and Napoleonic period, 1789-1815
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- English
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 5
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