Napoleon, the Fall of the Emperor. A Story of Four Days, Three Armies, and Three Battles that Determined Destinies

The Napoleonic Wars are one of the most famous periods in European history and one of the key events that determined the fates of many nations. During them, Napoleon Bonaparte conquered half the world — and lost everything. After suffering... defeat in the Sixth Coalition War, he abdicated the throne and went into exile, but Bonaparte's story did not end there. On June 18, 1815, the armies of several countries clashed near a small town not far from Brussels, Waterloo. The Allied troops were led by the Duke of Wellington — a commander who had not lost a single battle at that time. Leading the French troops was Napoleon Bonaparte. The exiled emperor who had escaped from the island of Elba. A great strategist. A man who changed history. His life has been reflected in a vast number of historical studies, artistic works, films, and TV series. Waterloo is his last chance.
Napoleon Bonaparte needed one hundred days to regain power and lose it again. The Battle of Waterloo was decisive for the emperor, for France, and undoubtedly for Europe. The author unfolds before the reader a panorama of events and shows the war in all its filth, cruelty, and inhumanity. Based on a large amount of documentary material, Bernard Cornwell reconstructs Napoleon's fate during the Hundred Days, preparation for the military campaign, the chronicle of the battles at Quatre Bras, Ligny, and Waterloo, and the political consequences they had.
Previously, the book was published in the series "History of Wars and Military Art" under the title "Waterloo: The History of the Battle that Determined the Fate of Europe".