Napoleon At Peace

Author : William Doyle
Publisher : Reaktion Books
ISBN 13 : 1789146186
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Napoleon at Peace written by William Doyle and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2022-09-26 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A cogent, comprehensive, and sweeping account of Napoleon’s dismantling of the French Revolution, giving new insight into this critical period of French history. The French Revolution facilitated the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte, but after gaining power he knew that his first task was to end it. In this book William Doyle describes how he did so, beginning with the three large issues that had destabilized revolutionary France: war, religion, and monarchy. Doyle shows how, as First Consul of the Republic, Napoleon resolved these issues: first by winning the war, then by forging peace with the Church, and finally by making himself a monarch. Napoleon at Peace ends by discussing Napoleon’s one great failure—his attempt to restore the colonial empire destroyed by war and slave rebellion. By the time this endeavor was abandoned, the fragile peace with Great Britain had broken down, and the Napoleonic wars had begun.

Author : Adam Zamoyski
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 0007368720
Total Pages : 658 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rites of Peace: The Fall of Napoleon and the Congress of Vienna written by Adam Zamoyski and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2012-11-29 with total page 658 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following on from his epic ‘1812: Napoleon's Fatal March on Moscow’, bestselling author Adam Zamoyski has written the dramatic story of the Congress of Vienna.

Author : Herbert Butterfield
Publisher : CUP Archive
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Peace Tactics of Napoleon, 1806-1808 written by Herbert Butterfield and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1929 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Timothy Wilson-Smith
Publisher : Da Capo Press
ISBN 13 : 9780786713165
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.6X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Napoleon written by Timothy Wilson-Smith and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2004-02-04 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considers the contrasting achievements of Napoleon during periods of war and peace, noting his army's devastating effect on villages and cities throughout Europe and his visionary establishment of cultural and artistic societies that still exist. Reprint.

Author : David King
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0307407365
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vienna, 1814 written by David King and published by Crown. This book was released on 2008-03-11 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Reads like a novel. A fast-paced page-turner, it has everything: sex, wit, humor, and adventures. But it is an impressively researched and important story.” —David Fromkin, author of Europe’s Last Summer Vienna, 1814 is an evocative and brilliantly researched account of the most audacious and extravagant peace conference in modern European history. With the feared Napoleon Bonaparte presumably defeated and exiled to the small island of Elba, heads of some 216 states gathered in Vienna to begin piecing together the ruins of his toppled empire. Major questions loomed: What would be done with France? How were the newly liberated territories to be divided? What type of restitution would be offered to families of the deceased? But this unprecedented gathering of kings, dignitaries, and diplomatic leaders unfurled a seemingly endless stream of personal vendettas, long-simmering feuds, and romantic entanglements that threatened to undermine the crucial work at hand, even as their hard-fought policy decisions shaped the destiny of Europe and led to the longest sustained peace the continent would ever see. Beyond the diplomatic wrangling, however, the Congress of Vienna served as a backdrop for the most spectacular Vanity Fair of its time. Highlighted by such celebrated figures as the elegant but incredibly vain Prince Metternich of Austria, the unflappable and devious Prince Talleyrand of France, and the volatile Tsar Alexander of Russia, as well as appearances by Ludwig van Beethoven and Emilia Bigottini, the sheer star power of the Vienna congress outshone nearly everything else in the public eye. An early incarnation of the cult of celebrity, the congress devolved into a series of debauched parties that continually delayed the progress of peace, until word arrived that Napoleon had escaped, abruptly halting the revelry and shrouding the continent in panic once again. Vienna, 1814 beautifully illuminates the intricate social and political intrigue of this history-defining congress–a glorified party that seemingly valued frivolity over substance but nonetheless managed to drastically reconfigure Europe’s balance of power and usher in the modern age.

Author : Henry Lee
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 660 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte written by Henry Lee and published by . This book was released on 1837 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Elise Kimerling Wirtschafter
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501756494
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book From Victory to Peace written by Elise Kimerling Wirtschafter and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2020-12-15 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In From Victory to Peace, Elise Kimerling Wirtschafter brings the Russian perspective to a critical moment in European political history. This history of Russian diplomatic thought in the years after the Congress of Vienna concerns a time when Russia and Emperor Alexander I were fully integrated into European society and politics. Wirtschafter looks at how Russia's statesmen who served Alexander I across Europe, in South America, and in Constantinople represented the Russian monarch's foreign policy and sought to act in concert with the allies. Based on archival and published sources—diplomatic communications, conference protocols, personal letters, treaty agreements, and the periodical press—this book illustrates how Russia's policymakers and diplomats responded to events on the ground as the process of implementing peace unfolded. Thanks to generous funding from the Sustainable History Monograph Pilot and the Mellon Foundation the ebook editions of this book are available as Open Access (OA) volumes from Cornell Open (cornellpress.cornell.edu/cornell-open) and other Open Access repositories.

Author : Armand-Augustin-Louis de Caulaincourt (duc de Vicence)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book No Peace with Napoleon!. written by Armand-Augustin-Louis de Caulaincourt (duc de Vicence) and published by . This book was released on 1936 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Dominic Lieven
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141947446
Total Pages : 656 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Russia Against Napoleon written by Dominic Lieven and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2009-10-01 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A compulsive page-turner ... a triumph of brilliant storytelling ... an instant classic that is an awesome, remarkable and exuberant achievement' Simon Sebag Montefiore Winner of the Wolfson History Prize and shortlisted for the Duff Cooper Prize In the summer of 1812 Napoleon, the master of Europe, marched into Russia with the largest army ever assembled, confident that he would sweep everything before him. Yet less than two years later his empire lay in ruins, and Russia had triumphed. This is the first history to explore in depth Russia's crucial role in the Napoleonic Wars, re-creating the epic battle between two empires as never before. Dominic Lieven writes with great panache and insight to describe from the Russians' viewpoint how they went from retreat, defeat and the burning of Moscow to becoming the new liberators of Europe; the consequences of which could not have been more important. Ultimately this book shows, memorably and brilliantly, Russia embarking on its strange, central role in Europe's existence, as both threat and protector - a role that continues, in all its complexity, into our own lifetimes.

Author : Walter Scott
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781019660805
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte written by Walter Scott and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a comprehensive account of the life of Napoleon Bonaparte, from his early years to his military exploits and eventual downfall. It features a detailed analysis of his campaigns and strategies, along with a look at the political and social factors that influenced his rule. This is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of Europe and the early 19th century. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.