1789-1815

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.

The author maintains that modern attitudes toward total war were conceived during the Napoleonic era; and argues that all the elements of total war were evident including conscription, unconditional surrender, disregard for basic rules of war, mobilization of civilians, and guerrilla warfare.

Traces the political and social changes that occurred in France following the French Revolution, the rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte, and the emergence of the modern democratic French Republic.

Chronicles Napoleon Bonaparte's struggle to deal with the chaos of his reign, explaining that Napoleon was not responsible for the chaos, but rather inherited it from previous leaders.

Chronicles the life of Napoleon Bonaparte, focusing on his politcal views, role as a leader as both First Consul and as Emperor of the French, and other related topics.

Describes the life, achievements, rise to power, and influences of the military leader who crowned himself Emperor of the French and established dominance over Europe.

Discusses what the diplomats intended to achieve in Vienna, explores the consequences of the congress system that came about, and examines the congress' legacy on international mediation and relations.

The biography of Marie Antoinette's only child to survive the revolution and the woman who helped shape the future of nineteenth-century Europe.

Addresses the twenty-five year Age of Napoelon, which went far beyond his death, from 1795 to 1820, and the non-military influences he and his successors had on France in terms of administration and civil reforms.