Book Overview
The stunning finale to the award-winning Napoleonic trilogy presents the legendary figure as you have never before seen him -- exiled and humiliated and vividly real. Patrick Rambaud closes his epic trilogy, which began with The Battle , winner of the Prix Goncourt and the Grand Prix Roman de l'Academie Francaise , and The Retreat . In 1814 Napoleon is racing back to Paris from the debacle of his Russian invasion. A plot afoot in the capital -- to...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0802143067
ISBN13:9780802143068
Release Date:July 2007
Publisher:Grove Press
Length:352 Pages
Weight:0.92 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.5" x 8.2"
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2 ratings
Status of order is confusing
Published by Robert Lubick , 1 year ago
Ordered 11/12/23 today is 11/23/23 and tracing data is saying book stuck in York, PA or is not available - confusing.
A look behind the curtain
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
I enjoyed this book very much. I usually read about the large battles and the campaigns of Napoleon's armies. It was an enjoyable "change of pace" to read about the daily life of Napoleon and his close staff. While fiction, the story is very credible and no doubt captures the essence of what it must have been like to live and work near Napoleon during his downfall and exile. If you enjoy reading about Napoleon and his army then do yourself a favor and read Rambaud's three books set during Napoleon's Empire...
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