Napoleon : The Decline and Fall of an Empire: 1811-1821 by Michael Broers

Napoleon : The Decline and Fall of an Empire: 1811-1821 by Michael BroersAn accomplished Oxford scholar delivers a dynamic new history covering the last chapter of the emperor's lifefrom his defeat in Russia and the drama of Waterloo to his final exileas the world Napoleon has created begins to crumble around him. In 1811, Napoleon stood at his zenith. He had defeated all his continental rivals, come to an entente with Russia, and his blockade of Britain seemed, at long last, to be a success. The emperor had an heir on the

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