The War of Wars: The Great European Conflict 1793 - 1815
by Robert Harvey
Rating
LanguageEN
Total Pages832 pages
ISBN
9780786718573
Published
2006
Description
At the turn of the 18th century the greatest nations in Europe, separated by only 21 miles of water, offered history two distinct ideals that would shape the new century: England was a democratic, constitutional monarchy...At the turn of the 18th century the greatest nations in Europe, separated by only 21 miles of water, offered history two distinct ideals that would shape the new century: England was a democratic, constitutional monarchy; while France had suffered the cataclysm of revolution which ripped the absolute king from the throne and replaced him with the mob. Out of this emerged, napoleon bonaparte, commander of the revolutionary army, who would conquer Italy and egypt before returning to Paris to proclaim himself emperor.