The Fall of Napoleon: Volume 1, the Allied Invasion of France, 1813-1814

This book tells the story of the invasion of France at the twilight of Napoleon's empire. With over a million men under arms throughout central Europe, Coalition forces poured over the Rhine River to invade France between late November 1813 and early January 1814. Three principle army groups drove across the great German landmark, smashing the exhausted French forces that attempted to defend the eastern frontier. In less than a month, French forces ingloriously retreated from the Rhine to the Marne; Allied forces were within one week of reaching Paris. This book provides the first complete, English-language study of the invasion of France along a front that extended from Holland to Switzerland.

Author: Michael V. Leggiere
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 11/12/2007
Pages: 706
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.38lbs
Size: 9.14h x 6.38w x 1.70d
ISBN: 9780521875424

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 09/01/2007 pg. 150
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2008 pg. 38

About the Author
Leggiere, Michael V.: - Dr Michael V. Leggiere is an Associate Professor of History at the University of North Texas. His book, Napoleon and Berlin: The Franco-Prussian War in North Germany, 1813 (2002), won the Société Napoléonienne Internationale's 2002 Literary Award. In 2005, he received the Société Napoléonienne Internationale Legion of Merit Award for Outstanding Contributions to Napoleonic Studies.