Napoleon’s Escape from Elba - Charles River Editors

#ads Stream any unabridged audiobook of your choice with premium access by starting your trial on:https://booksreader.space/al-1975/Title: Napoleon’s Escape from Elba Author: Charles River Editors Narrator: KC Wayman Format: mp3 Length: 1 hr and 9 mins Release date: 04-12-24 Ratings: Not rated yet Genres: France Publisher's Summary: Though Napoleon’s unquenchable thirst for military adventurism eventually cost him both his throne and his freedom during the Napoleonic Wars of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the French emperor was not easily defeated even when most of Europe's nations united against him. In 1812, Napoleon's Russian adventure gutted his veteran army, depriving him of the majority of his finest and most loyal soldiers. Those who remained formed the hard core of his new armies, but the Russian fiasco damaged their health and embittered their previously unquestioning loyalty.