Stopping Napoleon : War and Intrigue in the Mediterranean by Pocock, Tom - 2005-01-31

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London, United Kingdom: John Murray Publishers Ltd, 2005. New book, 262 pages. For a decade following Trafalgar, the British were guided only by a fierce determination to defeat Napoleon. The suspicion was that he would turn eastward and try to take over the vast crumbling Ottoman Empire. The Mediteranean became the scene of dramatic battles; on Capri and Ischia, in the Nile Delta, at Constantinople; and rulers were flattered of fought - the Bourbons in Parlermo, the King of Naples. Napoleons magnificent appearence in Venice and his exile on Elba was just a foretaste of the truly astonishing conclusion to the remarkable chapter of history. . Mass Market Paperback. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: John Murray Publishers Ltd, 2005. New book, 262 pages. For a decade following Trafalgar, the British were guided only by a fierce determination to defeat Napoleon. The suspicion was that he would turn eastward and try to take over the vast crumbling Ottoman Empire. The Mediteranean became the scene of dramatic battles; on Capri and Ischia, in the Nile Delta, at Constantinople; and rulers were flattered of fought - the Bourbons in Parlermo, the King of Naples. Napoleons magnificent appearence in Venice and his exile on Elba was just a foretaste of the truly astonishing conclusion to the remarkable chapter of history. . Mass Market Paperback. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.