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Napoleon Part 5: Downfall in Russia

Real Dictators

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Napoleon's Last Stand

Napoleon's last stand is a heroic return to form. Outnumbered and outgunned, there are flashes of the old military genius. With sublime battlecraft he ties up invaders in Eastern France for months. He holds down armies that are seven times his in size. But however many defeats he inflicts on them, there are at least another 10 or 11 armies marching towards him.

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