Fall of Napoleon, The: The Final Betrayal.
Hamilton-Williams, David.
Place Published: London, United Kingdom:
Publisher: Brockhampton Press Ltd,
Date Published: 1999.
Description: Reprint of a book originally published in 1994. 352 pages with index plus 32 pages black & white illustrations. The book and dust jacket are FINE/AS NEW (unread). Comes with BRODART jacket cover. JMVintage specializes in books, magazines, and treasures related to the Duke & Duchess of Windsor..and other curious subjects. "This important study of the cause and effects of Napoleon's removal from power tracks the significant events in his illustrious career through to his downfall and, while doing so, charts the clandestine diplomatic intrigues linking Britain, Austria, Russia and Prussia in the quest for the Emperor's demise. Using substantial new research, David Hamilton-Williams questions many of the established views presented in Napoleonic literature to date. By disclosing hitherto secret terrorist organizations, uncovering the attempts to assassinate Napoleon, highlighting unbridled political duplicity, and demonstrating a host of previously misinterpreted signals and actions, he instigates a fresh assessment of the fall of Napoleon, new reasons to consider how much it was self-inflicted and how much it became inevitable given the combined forces - 'friend' as well as 'foe' - ranged against him. However great his military campaigns. how often he was victorious on the battle-field, Napoleon was destined to be deposed by political connivance and personal betrayal. This volume is the second of a trilogy by David Hamilton-Williams. In Waterloo: New Perspectives he shed new light on the greatest battle of all, causing historians to reappraise their opinions and revise their maps; in The Last Battles: Napoleon, Murat and the Italian Campaign he reviews the chequered partnership between the Emperor and the commander he made King of Naples."
Edition: First editionBinding: Hard Back
Condition: Fine in Fine dj
ISBN: 1860199852
Book Id: 6620
Price: $21.00
