Author:
Broers, Michael, author.
Edition Statement:First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
ImprintNew York : Pegasus Books, 2022.
Descriptionxxxii, 735 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 23 cm
Note:A new order of things -- The great empire, 1810-1812 -- Lurching to war: Napoleon and Alexander: posturing and poise, 1810-1812 -- The order of battle: autumn 1811-June 1812 -- Into the abyss: the march on Moscow -- Hell is a very cold place: Moscow -- The gauntlet: the retreat from Moscow, October-December 1812 -- From delusion to determination, December 1812-April 1813 -- The struggle for Germany, April 1813-August 1813 -- The last summer: Dresden, the final victory, June-September 1813 -- Leipzig: the battle lost, September -October 1813 -- The frontiers crumble: the end of empire, October 1813-January 1814 -- The fall of France: the end of everything, January-May 1814 -- Elba: a nervous exile, April 1814-Feburary 1815 -- The flight of the eagle -- The politics od desperation: March-June 1815 -- The war of the seventh coalition: March-June 1815 -- A life unravels.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note:"An accomplished Oxford scholar delivers a dynamic new history covering the last chapter of the emperor's life- from his defeat in Russia and the drama of Waterloo to his final exile- as the world Napoleon has created begins to crumble around him."-- Provided by publisher
