xii, 403 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Note
Originally published: London : Quercus, 2011.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-385) and index.
Contents
Paris, 1840 -- Corsican beginnings -- Son of the revolution -- Bonaparte in Italy -- Lure of the orient -- First consul -- From consulate to empire -- Quest for glory -- A vision of civil society -- The reinvention of monarchy -- From the peninsula to Leipzig -- The hundred days -- Years of exile -- Life after death.