This book tells the story of the invasion of France at the twilight of Napoleon’s empire. With over a million men under arms throughout central Europe, Coalition forces poured over the Rhine River to invade France between late November 1813 and early January 1814. Three principle army groups drove across the great German landmark, smashing the exhausted French forces that attempted to defend the eastern frontier. In less than a month, French forces ingloriously retreated from the Rhine to the Marne; Allied forces were within one week of reaching Paris. This book provides the first complete, English-language study of the invasion of France along a front that extended from Holland to Switzerland. "Leggiere has made a significant contribution to Cambridge's 'Military Histories' series. His book belongs in every military history collection, especially those that concentrate on the Napoleonic era." - Library Journal "The Fall of Napoleon is already a major work on the subject, and there's every reason to believe Volume 2 will be just as good." - www.europeanhistory.about.com "...Leggiere has set the bar quite high." -Ralph Ashby, H-France This book provides the first complete English-language study of the invasion of France along a front that extended from Holland to Switzerland. Dr Michael V. Leggiere is an Associate Professor of History at the University of North Texas. His book, Napoleon and Berlin: The Franco-Prussian War in North Germany, 1813 (2002), won the Société Napoléonienne Internationale's 2002 Literary Award. In 2005, he received the Société Napoléonienne Internationale Legion of Merit Award for Outstanding Contributions to Napoleonic Studies.