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Philip G. Dwyer
Ever since Talleyrand assumed a prominent role during the opening stages of the French Revolution, his intentions and motivations have been the subject of heated debate. This work presents the…
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Two hundred years ago, Napoleon was at the apogee of his power. This reassessment explores the key themes presented by his career: from his rise to power and the foundation…
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From church figure to revolutionary, supporter of Napoleon Bonaparte to promoter of the Bourbon Restoration, Charles Maurice Prince de Talleyrand was a cynical opportunist, hypocrite, and traitor who betrayed governments…
The second of a two-volume sequence on the history of Prussia in modern times, this collection covers the unification of Germany around the state of Prussia, Prussia’s fortunes in the…
At the beginning of the eighteenth century Prussia was but one in a mosaic of German states, but it rose to be the unchallenged leader of German-speaking Europe after the…
The rise of Prussia and subsequent unification of Germany under Prussia has led to many misconceptions about the nature of Prussia, and consequently of Germany. This collection sets out to…
