The Fall of Napoleon

After the disastrous invasion of Russia in 1812, Napoleon returned to Paris, his Grand Armée decimated by the retreat and French hegemony in Europe teetering on the brink. First published in 1907, using letters, memoirs and other authorities ‘The Fall of Napoleon’ follows Napoleon’s personal history through the events of 1813 to 1815, those fateful final years of his reign, explaining why Napoleon made the decisions he did: “for France”.