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Napoleon And The Hundred Days By Stephen Coote, History Book

Vienna, 1815: after 20 years of war, the political giants of Europe assemble to determine the fate of the continent but news arrives of Napoleon returning to France. The revolutionary turned emperor had been defeated and exiled but was advancing towards Paris gathering troops and cities without firing a single shot, ensuring Europe's peace was not to last. Stephen Coote paints a vivid portrait of the legendary emperor and military genius, whose courage and ambition won and lost him a vast empire. This book has 308 pages and is 19.7cm x 12.9cm x 2.1cm
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Vienna, 1815: after 20 years of war, the political giants of Europe assemble to determine the fate of the continent but news arrives of Napoleon returning to France. The revolutionary turned emperor had been defeated & exiled but was advancing towards Paris gathering troops & cities without firing a single shot, ensuring Europe's peace was not to last. Stephen Coote paints a vivid portrait of the legendary emperor & military genius, whose courage & ambition won & lost him a vast empire. This book has 308 pages & is 19.7cm x 12.9cm x 2.1cm

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