The world's first summit

摘要

Bidding a tearful farewell to veterans of his Old Guard in the palace courtyard at Fontainebleau, Napoleon departed for exile in Elba on April 2Oth 1814. He left behind a continent ravaged by 25 years of war. Adam Zamoyski, whose previous book, "1812", told the tale of the French emperor's disastrous Russian campaign, now turns his attention to the victors' efforts to reconstruct Europe after his defeat.