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Rites of Peace: The Fall of Napoleon and the Congress of Vienna
Adam Zamoyski
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Description for Rites of Peace: The Fall of Napoleon and the Congress of Vienna
Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 42. Weight in Grams: 482.
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. In the wake of his disastrous Russian campaign of 1812, Napoleon's imperious grip on Europe began to weaken, raising the question of how the Continent was to be reconstructed after his defeat. There were many who dreamed of a peace to end all wars, in which the interests of peoples as well as those of rulers would be taken into ... Read more
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. In the wake of his disastrous Russian campaign of 1812, Napoleon's imperious grip on Europe began to weaken, raising the question of how the Continent was to be reconstructed after his defeat. There were many who dreamed of a peace to end all wars, in which the interests of peoples as well as those of rulers would be taken into ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780007203062
SKU
V9780007203062
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About Adam Zamoyski
Adam Zamoyski was born in New York, was educated at Oxford, and lives in London. A full-time writer, he has written biographies of `Chopin' (Collins 1979), `Paderewski', and `The Last King of Poland', as well as a history of Poland and `Holy Madness: Romantics, Patriots and Revolutionaries 1776-1871' and `1812: Napoleon's Fatal March on Moscow'.
Reviews for Rites of Peace: The Fall of Napoleon and the Congress of Vienna
`Deeply researched, elegantly written, gleaming with the political and sexual depravity of the Congress that decided the fate of Europe, Zamoyski's Rites of Peace is outstanding - a delicious, triumphant feast of a book.' Daily Mail `Impressively detailed diplomatic history; it deals with ... Read more