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43. Napoleon’s Tiniest Campaign

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This is the story of what happens when the world’s greatest ambition is thwarted by the world’s most inescapable obstacle: bureaucracy. This story has it all: double-crossing, surprise comebacks, and petty warfare - no, I mean really petty warfare. SHOW NOTES: http://www.thelandofdesire.com/2018/10/03/napoleon-in-exile/

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