Decline and Fall of Napoleon's Empire: How the Emperor Self-Destructed

by Digby Smith

Book Overview

In this wide-ranging study of the Napoleonic regime, Digby Smith tracks Napoleon's rise to power, his stewardship of France from 1804-15, and his exile. He highlights his military mistakes, such as his unwillingness to appoint an effective overall supremo in the Iberian Peninsula, and the decision to invade Russia while the Spanish situation was spiraling out of control.

Smith also scrutinizes naval mistakes - notably, Napoleon's inability...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848328184
• ISBN13: 9781848328181
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Greenhill Books
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.3"