"A startling new perspective on Napoleon's rise and fall." ––Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) "A well-researched and original history...Hamilton-Williams tells a stirring story, revealing much new material." ––Kirkus Reviews In this riveting study, acclaimed Napoleonic expert David Hamilton-Williams offers a bold new assessment of the real causes of the emporer's decline. He sheds new historical light on the well-organized deceit and betrayal that riddled Napoleon's military and political campaigns. DAVID HAMILTON-WILLIAMS (West Sussex, England) is one of the world's foremost Napoleonic researchers. His acclaimed Waterloo: New Perspectives, available from Wiley, was chosen as a Military Book Club main selection.