Assassination at St. Helena Revisited

Author: Ben Weider, Stein Forshufvud

Condition: Good. Some minor water mark to bottom edge of pages 485 - 555.

Hardcover

555 pages

Was Napoleon murdered? This baffling question has been sparking hot debates for nearly two hundred years. But, according to Swedish toxicologist Sten Forshufvud and Napoleonic scholar Ben Weider, the answer is an irrefutable yes.

This history book reveals startling yet convincing evidence implicating a nobleman once severely punished by Napoleon. At St. Helena, the nobleman became the defeated leader's most praised and rewarded attendant . . . and his executioner.

 Now new, definitive evidence is presented for the first time in this revised and expanded edition. Assassination at St. Helena Revisited reveals further corroboration of the authors' acclaimed account of Napoleon's final, tragic years.

Carefully researched, with forewords by David G. Chandler and David C. Hamilton-Williams, two of the most respected Napoleonic scholars in the world, this superb volume combines clearly presented scientific evidence with a historical detective story unrivalled in the annals of royal intrigue. Assassination at St. Helena Revisited will surprise, delight, and enthral Napoleonic buffs everywhere.

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