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On Apr 20, 1814, after having a dizzying series of battles, promotions, and diplomatic intrigues, a defeated Napoleon Bonaparte made his farewell speech to the Old Officer in the courtyard of the Chateau de Fontainebleau and set off for exile on the island of Elba. Napoleonic tale asserts that the Emperor was helped bring down by foreign powers established to demolish him and discredit his achievements, using highly placed domestic traitors. Others argue that once Napoleon's armed forces defeats started out in 1812, his show up became inevitable. But in simple fact, as Munro Price shows in this fantastic new audiobook, Napoleon's show up could have been avoided altogether. Exploring a critical and often neglected amount of Napoleonic history between 1812 and 1814, Napoleon: THE FINISH of Glory offers a far more complete picture of the Emperor's decline and show up than any earlier work. Price analyzes the politics, armed forces, and diplomatic situations of the period, from Napoleon's disastrous invasion of Russia in 1812 to the multiple failed tries by Austria to broker calmness. He illuminates the strong romantic relationships between Napoleon and the wily Austrian foreign minister Metternich-whose desire to have equilibrium within the Western states system clashed with Napoleon's unshakeable belief in hegemony and subjection - and the charming and enigmatic Alexander I of Russia. And he explores the enduring impact of the bloody Terror of the France Revolution on Napoleon's decisions once he emerged to ability. Rejecting the assumption that beat was inevitable, Price considers instead why Napoleon didn't explore a bargain peace that could have allowed him to keep his crown, arguing that the answer to this question has powerful implications for our understanding of the Napoleonic wars. Eventually, Price provides a convincing family portrait of the Emperor's decline, revealing his blindness, intransigence and miscalculations; his desire for warfare and his declining ability to wage it....
