{"product_id":"book-j2t1","title":"The Last Napoleon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if you were destined to do great things, but fate had something else in store for you? Such was the life of Louis-Napoleon, Prince Imperial…\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLost in the pages of history, this story – filled with aspirations, the desire to prove oneself, and bravery in the face of overwhelming odds – brings the life of Louis-Napoleon, the great-nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte and the son of Emperor Napoleon III, back into the limelight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, you will discover:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA historically-accurate retelling of the life of the Last Napoleon \u003c\/strong\u003e– a fascinating account of promise tangled with fate, forgotten in time,\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Napoleon III’s family started a new life of exile in Camden Place, Chislehurst, UK, after the disastrous impact of the Franco-Prussian war\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe young prince’s military education in the UK that was all part of the plans thrust on him to achieve greatness and fulfil his destiny,\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe intertangled relationship with Queen Victoria, including marriage plans with the British Royal family,\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe lure into Bonapartist politics of France that sought to use this young man’s famous name.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHis own ambitions to prove his military credentials which led to pressure for him to deploy, as a young French prince, with the British Army to the Anglo-Zulu war in South Africa.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e Finally, the story recounts in detail the fateful last patrol, and its deadly consequences. It includes the detailed accounts of the Zulu warriors involved. Some of these accounts were brought to light by research well after the fact. They attest to the bravery of this young man, massively outnumbered, who by Zulu accounts “Fought like a lion’ in a short savage engagement that could only have one outcome. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a must-have for anyone interested in 19th-century European history, especially the French Imperial family and the Napoleon legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Findaway World, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49401008980272,"sku":"BDj2t1","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/591321-j2t1-Square.jpg?v=1735573155","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-j2t1","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}