Provides information on the last months of Maximilian, who was persuaded in 1864 to take the throne as part of Napoleon III's scheme to establish an empire in M... » 

Provides information on the last months of Maximilian, who was persuaded in 1864 to take the throne as part of Napoleon III's scheme to establish an empire in Mexico. This book recounts the defeat of the Emperor's army, his subsequent capture, and execution by firing squad on June 19, 1867. «