The invisible emperor : Napoleon on Elba
Braude, Mark2018
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Few historical figures are as well-known as Napoleon Bonaparte, and yet the Emperor's ten-month exile on the small island of Elba is virtually unexplored. Now, for the first time, we have a window into this critical moment when the most powerful man on earth turns defeat into one final challenge. A close character study mixed with a world-shaking drama, 'The Invisible Emperor' will show Napoleon as he's never before been seen: as heart-broken husband, civil engineer, interior decorator, gardener and spy master. It will show a man at his nadir rise up against the global odds to build a miniature island empire, turn his two greatest foes into his closest confidantes, and return to France without firing a single shot.
Main title:
The invisible emperor : Napoleon on Elba / Mark Braude.
Author:
Braude, Mark, author
Imprint:
London : Profile Books, 2018.
Collation:
xx, 360 pages : maps (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781781258026 (hbk)
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2267612