Napoleon :
Price, Munro,
Napoleon : the end of glory / Munro Price. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2016. - xx, 324 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), maps ; 24 cm
Originally published: 2014.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Napoleon and his empire, December 1812 2. Plots and alarms, 1812-1813 3. Russia, Austria and Napoleon, 1812-1813 4. War and diplomacy, spring 1813 5. Napoleon and Metternich 6. The Congress of Prague 7. From Dresden to Leipzig 8. The battle of the nations 9. Natural frontiers 10. Challenge from within 11. The Congress of Chatillon 12. The beginning of the end 13. Talleyrand 14. The end of glory
It is generally assumed that once Napoleon's military defeats began in 1812, his fall became inevitable. This book argues that this was not the case, and focuses instead on why he failed to explore a compromise peace that could have allowed him to keep his crown.
9780198766230(Pbk) 9780199660803(Hbk)
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821.
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 --Abdication.
France--History--1789-1815.
France--Politics and government--1789-1815.
940.27 / PRI
Napoleon : the end of glory / Munro Price. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2016. - xx, 324 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), maps ; 24 cm
Originally published: 2014.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Napoleon and his empire, December 1812 2. Plots and alarms, 1812-1813 3. Russia, Austria and Napoleon, 1812-1813 4. War and diplomacy, spring 1813 5. Napoleon and Metternich 6. The Congress of Prague 7. From Dresden to Leipzig 8. The battle of the nations 9. Natural frontiers 10. Challenge from within 11. The Congress of Chatillon 12. The beginning of the end 13. Talleyrand 14. The end of glory
It is generally assumed that once Napoleon's military defeats began in 1812, his fall became inevitable. This book argues that this was not the case, and focuses instead on why he failed to explore a compromise peace that could have allowed him to keep his crown.
9780198766230(Pbk) 9780199660803(Hbk)
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821.
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 --Abdication.
France--History--1789-1815.
France--Politics and government--1789-1815.
940.27 / PRI