The Fall of Napoleon: The Final Betrayal
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"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 Napoleon's military and political campaigns. DAVID HAMILTON-WILLIAMS (West Sussex, England) is one of the world's foremost Napoleonic researchers. His acclaimed Waterloo: New Perspectives , available from Wiley, was chosen as a Military Book Club main selection.
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
4 ratings
Redemption From The British Isles
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
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
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
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!!!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
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.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 28 years ago
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
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