Histoire du Consulat et de l'Empire, (Vol. 19/20) / faisant suite à l'Histoire de la Révolution Française

The volume recounts the late-imperial aftermath and the dramatic restoration attempt, opening with diplomatic maneuvers and domestic agitation, the ex‑sovereign's administration and reforms on his island residence, and mounting conspiracies and unrest in France. It follows his secret departure, landing on the Mediterranean coast and the rapid inland march through Provence and the Alpine passes, where successive popular and military defections opened towns from Grenoble to Lyon. The account examines divided royalist responses, key officers' choices, the measures he issued to consolidate authority, and the swift aggregation of troops and supporters that propelled the short-lived return to power.