{"product_id":"2940013030077","title":"THE EAGLE OF THE EMPIRE","description":"CONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e         PROLOGUE\u003cbr\u003e           VIVE L'EMPEREUR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e         BOOK I: THE EMPEROR AT BAY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      I.  BEARERS OF EVIL TIDINGS\u003cbr\u003e     II.  THE EMPEROR DREAMS\u003cbr\u003e    III.  THE ARMY MARCHES AWAY\u003cbr\u003e     IV.  MARTEAU AND BAL-ARRÊT RIDE\u003cbr\u003e      V.  WHEN THE COSSACKS PASSED\u003cbr\u003e     VI.  MARTEAU BARGAINS FOR THE WOMAN\u003cbr\u003e    VII.  A RESCUE AND A SIEGE\u003cbr\u003e   VIII.  A TRIAL OR ALLEGIANCE\u003cbr\u003e     IX.  THE EMPEROR EATS AND RIDES\u003cbr\u003e      X.  HOW MARTEAU WON THE CROSS\u003cbr\u003e     XI.  AN EMPEROR AND A GENTLEMAN\u003cbr\u003e    XII.  AN ALLIANCE DECLINED\u003cbr\u003e   XIII.  THE THUNDERBOLT STROKE\u003cbr\u003e    XIV.  THE HAMMER OF THE WAR GOD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          BOOK II: THE EAGLE'S FLIGHT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     XV.  THE BRIDGE AT ARCIS\u003cbr\u003e    XVI.  THE GATE IN THE WALL\u003cbr\u003e   XVII.  A VETERAN OF THE ARMY OF ITALY\u003cbr\u003e  XVIII.  ALMOST A GENTLEMAN\u003cbr\u003e    XIX.  THE GREAT HONOR ROLL\u003cbr\u003e     XX.  WHEN THE VIOLETS BLOOM AGAIN\u003cbr\u003e    XXI.  LIKE A THIEF IN THE NIGHT\u003cbr\u003e   XXII.  IN THE COUNTESS LAURE'S BED-CHAMBER\u003cbr\u003e  XXIII.  THE MARQUIS GRANTS AN INTERVIEW\u003cbr\u003e   XXIV.  ON THE WHOLE DEATH MAY BE BETTER THAN LIFE\u003cbr\u003e    XXV.  NOT EVEN LOVE CAN FIND A WAY\u003cbr\u003e   XXVI.  THEY MEET A LION IN THE WAY\u003cbr\u003e  XXVII.  COMRADE!  GENERAL!  EMPEROR!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          BOOK III: THE LAST TRY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e XXVIII.  AT THE STAMP OF THE EMPEROR'S FOOT\u003cbr\u003e   XXIX.  WATERLOO--THE FINAL REVIEW\u003cbr\u003e    XXX.  WATERLOO--THE CHARGE OF D'ERLON\u003cbr\u003e   XXXI.  WATERLOO--THE LAST OF THE GUARD\u003cbr\u003e  XXXII.  AT LAST THE EAGLE AND THE WOMAN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePROLOGUE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVIVE L'EMPEREUR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe weatherworn Château d'Aumenier stands in the midst of a noble park\u003cbr\u003eof trees forming part of an extensive domain not far to the northwest\u003cbr\u003eof the little town of Sézanne, in the once famous county of Champagne,\u003cbr\u003ein France.  The principal room of the castle is a great hall in the\u003cbr\u003eoldest part of the venerable pile which dates back for eight hundred\u003cbr\u003eyears, or to the tenth century and the times of the famous Count Eudes\u003cbr\u003ehimself, for whom it was held by one of his greatest vassals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe vast apartment is filled with rare and interesting mementos of its\u003cbr\u003edistinguished owners, including spoils of war and trophies of the\u003cbr\u003echase, acquired in one way or another in the long course of their\u003cbr\u003ehistory, and bespeaking the courage, the power, the ruthlessness, and,\u003cbr\u003esometimes, the unscrupulousness of the hard-hearted, heavy-handed line.\u003cbr\u003eEvery country in Europe and every age, apparently, has been levied upon\u003cbr\u003eto adorn this great hall, with its long mullioned windows, its enormous\u003cbr\u003efireplace, its huge carved stone mantel, its dark oak paneled walls and\u003cbr\u003ebeamed ceiling.  But, the most interesting, the most precious of all\u003cbr\u003ethe wonderful things therein has a place of honor to itself at the end\u003cbr\u003efarthest from the main entrance.","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47164006236400,"sku":"2940013030077","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013030077_p0.jpg?v=1763575842","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013030077","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}