Napoleon

Review from previous edition ... an exciting story and it is one to which Munro Price has devoted himself with consummate skill'Reviews in HistoryPrice’s book is well paced, cleanly written and thoughtful.‘John Bugg, The Times Literary SupplementPrice has rewritten the history of the decline and fall of Napoleon in a highly original and wholly convincing manner. It is an enthralling story, brilliantly told.'T. C. W. Blanning, Emeritus Professor of European History, University of CambridgePrice has unearthed a wealth of unpublished material that sheds a fascinating light on the motives of the principle players in this extraordinary drama…‘Simon Shaw, Mail on SundayMunro Price has pulled off a genuine sensation.'Stephan Speicher, Die Zeit,Nobody who regards history as matter for serious reflection rather as mere colourful epic can afford to ignore this book.‘Gustav Seibt, Süddeutsche Zeitung

Munro Price is a historian of modern French and European history, with a special focus on the French Revolution, and is Professor of Modern European History at Bradford University. His publications include The Fall of the French Monarchy: Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette and the baron de Breteuil, which won the 2002 Franco-British Society Literary Prize, and The Perilous Crown: France between Revolutions (2007). His most recent book (with StanleyPrice), The Road to Apocalypse: the Extraordinary Journey of Lewis Way (2011) was shortlisted for the Wingate-Jewish Quarterly Prize. A regular reviewer for The Sunday Times, The Sunday Telegraph, History Today, and BBCHistory Magazine, he has also appeared on Radio 4, on French radio, and on BBC2’s Reputations series.