The Hundred Days by O'Brian, Patrick - 1998

NY: W. W. Norton & Company. F/F. 1998. First American Edition. Hardcover. 0393046745 . They are inclined toward Napoleon because of his conversion to Islam during the Egyptian campaign, but they will not move without a shipment of gold ingots from Sheik Ibn Hazm which, according to British intelligence, is on its way via camel caravan to the coast of North Africa. A couple small labels on DJ panel. ; Aubrey/Maturin Vol. 19; B/w illust; 280 pages; Napoleon, escaped from Elba, pursues his enemies across Europe like a vengeful phoenix. If he can corner the British and Prussians before their Russian and Austrian allies arrive, his genius will lead the French armies to triumph at Waterloo. < In the Balkans, preparing a thrust northwards into Central Europe to block the Russians and Austrians, a horde of Muslim mercenaries is gathering. .