The Fall of Napoleon: The Final Betrayal

by David Hamilton-Williams

Book Overview

"A startling new perspective on Napoleon's rise and fall." Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) "A well-researched and original history...Hamilton-Williams tells a stirring story, revealing much new material." Kirkus Reviews In this riveting study, acclaimed Napoleonic expert David Hamilton-Williams offers a bold new assessment of the real causes of the emporer's decline. He sheds new historical light on the well-organized deceit and betrayal that riddled...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471118621
• ISBN13: 9780471118626
• Release Date: April 1995
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.5" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Redemption From The British Isles

I have been studying the Napoleonic era for many years and have built up quite a library as a result. If I were obliged, however, to retain only one of them, it would be this one. The volume is so well-written and researched that one is surprised that history can be so riveting. Hamilton-Williams has indeed made the dry bones live. His other volume, Waterloo-The Great Battle Reappraised, is just as brilliant and profound. No one who reads these books will be disappointed.

Challenging but risky

Edit - DHW is an amateur historian who can be termed professional only by fact of his having written books. A large part of his personal history is invalid and apparently designed only to increase historical credentials that do not exist. Read the book, it is enjoyable, but be aware that he is heavily biased towards the French and as he is not an academic historian his interpretations can not be guarenteed with any certainty.

This is a great book!!!

This is a great book, I absolutely loved it. A warning however, it is pro-Bonaparte, so if you are anti-Napoleon, you might not like it. Other than that, it is a great book!!

Clear, complete, compelling.

Hamilton-Williams builds his book around original documents, including memos and orders. His view is as free of bias as one can hope, while building a compelling case against the Grand Alliance and for Napoleon