Napoleon : the end of glory / Munro Price.

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.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Price, Munro
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2014.
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Table of Contents:
  • Napoleon and his empire, December 1812
  • Plots and alarms, 1812-1813
  • Russia, Austria and Napoleon, 1812-1813
  • War and diplomacy, spring 1813
  • Napoleon and Metternich
  • The Congress of Prague
  • From Dresden to Leipzig
  • The battle of the nations
  • Natural frontiers
  • Challenge from within
  • The Congress of Chatillon
  • The beginning of the end
  • Talleyrand
  • An end to glory
  • Epilogue : the hundred days.