Zamoyski, Adam

Explains how Britain, Austria, Prussia, and Russia, as well as several lesser nations, began an eight-month committee session in Vienna to bring stability to Europe after Napoleon's unsuccessful Russian campaign of 1812.

An illustrated history of Poland, tracing the evolution of Polish society, its mentality, outlook, behavior, and taste over the course of one thousand years, and highlighting those political and diplomatic events that had repercussions beyond the boundaries of the country itself.