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Illustrated with 30 maps, portraits and diagrams of the Waterloo Campaign Philip Guedalla was a British barrister, nut he was better known as a popular historical and biographical writer. His subjects were many and varied, but he had a noted inclination toward European subjects and particularly the history of France. For this volume he chose as his subject the "Hundred Days" - the return of the Emperor Napoleon from exile on Elba to his defeat at...
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2018.
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"Part forensic investigation, part dramatic jailbreak adventure, Mark Braude's The Invisible Emperor is a gripping narrative history of Napoleon Bonaparte's ten-month exile on the Mediterranean island of Elba, in the spring of 1814, when Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated. What emerges is a surprising new perspective on one of history's most consequential figures, which both subverts and celebrates his legendary persona"--
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Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin novels volume 19
Aubrey/Maturin novels volume 19
Aubrey / Maturin volume 19
Aubrey and Maturin
Aubrey/Maturin novels volume 19
Aubrey / Maturin volume 19
Aubrey and Maturin
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English
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Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin race against time in an attempt to intercept a shipment of gold ingots to a horde of Muslim mercenaries who, if paid, are prepared to help Napoleon in his campaign across Europe.
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