Beating Napoleon: How Britain Faced Down Her Greatest Challenge

by David Andress

'If it had not been for you English, I should have been Emperor of the East; but wherever there is water to float a ship, we are sure to find you in our way.' Emperor Napoleon

But just thirty-five years earlier, Britain lacked any major continental allies, and was wracked by crises and corruption. Many thought that she would follow France into revolution. The British elite had no such troubling illusions: defeat was not a possibility. Since...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0349141665
• ISBN13: 9780349141664
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Abacus (UK)
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.0" x 7.7"