The People's Emperor : The Unlikely Rise and Spectacular Fall of Napoleon III

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Born into imperial splendour, Louis-Napoléon - the nephew of Napoléon Bonaparte - grew up far from power after the defeat at Waterloo. Three years later, he seized power to become emperor. Napoleon III's story is one of self-belief, political skill and radical innovation - the first person to master mass democratic politics and populism.