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Napoleon : the end of glory / Munro Price.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Price, Munro, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821.
- Napoleon.
- France--Politics and government--1789-1815.
- France - Politics and government - 1789-1815.
- France--History--1789-1815.
- France.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (374 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford, [England] : Oxford University Press, 2014.
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- 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 Châtillon
- The beginning of the end
- Talleyrand
- The end of glory
- Epilogue : the hundred days.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-993468-1
- OCLC:
- 923709569
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