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Published by HarperPress, 2007
ISBN 10: 0007253796ISBN 13: 9780007253791
Seller: MusicMagpie, Stockport, United Kingdom
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Condition: Very Good. 1607869865. 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM.
Published by HarperPress, 2007
ISBN 10: 0007253796ISBN 13: 9780007253791
Seller: Reuseabook, Gloucester, GLOS, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Used; Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover.
Published by Harper Press, UK, 2007
ISBN 10: 0007253796ISBN 13: 9780007253791
Seller: Book Express (NZ), Wellington, New Zealand
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Paperback. Condition: Good. 634 pages.
Published by HarperPress, 2007
ISBN 10: 0007253796ISBN 13: 9780007253791
Seller: Book Express (NZ), Wellington, New Zealand
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 634 pages. Civer lightly wornFollowing on from his epic and b estselling '1812: Napoleon's Fatal March on Moscow' Adam Zamoyski has written the dramatic story of the Congress of Vienna 1813-15 ], which was to bring about the political reshaping of Europe and whose legacy affected international relations for a century. The collapse of the French Empire and Napoleon's swift disappearance into exile left a void which 'the big four' -- Russia, Prussia, Britain and Austria -- were desperate to fill. Taking advantage o f the riches left behind were important personalities that includ ed Tsar Alexander, King Frederick William III of Prussia, Count M atternich, the Machiavellian Prince de Talleyrand likened by Napo leon to 'shit in a silk stocking'] and the British Lord Castlerea gh. Following in close succession were the sabre-rattling general s, heartened by their recent victories and obsessed with gaining as many fortresses and strong river boundaries for their countrie s as possible. The final act was to dash many of the liberal hope s and dreams for a more equitable order throughout Europe, with f atal consequences for the future. the five Continental Powers and at the expense of the weaker nations. The Congress was the great est party the world has ever seen -- a huge gathering of two empe rors, eleven sovereign princes, ninety plenipotentiaries plus cou rt-loads of servants, cooks, secretaries, etc. Zamoyski has writt en a detailed study of these intrigues and negotiations producing a marvelously heady brew that results in a fascinating and gripp ing read.
Published by HarperCollins Publishers Limited, 2007
ISBN 10: 0007253796ISBN 13: 9780007253791
Seller: Jason Books, Auckland, AUCKL, New Zealand
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Paperback. The dramatic and little-known story of how, in the summer of 1920, Lenin came within a hair's breadth of shattering the painstakingly constructed Versailles peace settlement and spreading Bolshevism to western Europe. In 1920 the new Soviet state was a mess, following a brutal civil war, and the best way of ensuring its survival appeared to be to export the revolution to Germany, itself economically ruined by defeat in World War I and racked by internal political dissension. Between Russia and Germany lay Poland, a nation that had only just recovered its independence after more than a century of foreign oppression. But it was economically and militarily weak and its misguided offensive to liberate the Ukraine in the spring of 1920 laid it open to attack. Egged on by Trotsky, Lenin launched a massive westward advance under the flamboyant Marshal Tukhachevsky. All that Great Britain and France had fought for over four years now seemed at risk. By the middle of August the Russians were only a few kilometres from Warsaw, and Berlin was less than a week's march away. Then occurred the 'Miracle of the Vistula': the Polish army led by Jozef Pilsudski regrouped and achieved one of the most decisive victories in military history. As a result, the Versailles peace settlement survived, and Lenin was forced to settle for communism in one country. The battle for Warsaw bought Europe nearly two decades of peace, and communism remained a mainly Russian phenomenon, subsuming many of the autocratic and Byzantine characteristics of Russia's tsarist tradition. First published 2007.
Published by HarperPress, London, 2007
ISBN 10: 0007253796ISBN 13: 9780007253791
Seller: Ripponlea Books, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. xviii+634pp., Colour illustrated covers with light crease to spine & light shelf wear, intro. by author, b/w maps, col. & b/w plts. & text ills., notes, bibliog., index. 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. Size: Thick Octavo. Book.
Published by HarperPress, 2007
ISBN 10: 0007253796ISBN 13: 9780007253791
Seller: Solr Books, Skokie, IL, U.S.A.
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Condition: VeryGood. Pages are clean! The cover has visible markings and wear. Some writing on the text block edge There are some creases on the spine Fast Shipping - Each order powers our free bookstore in Chicago and sending books to Africa!.