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  • War Stories
    Philip Dwyer
    Although war memoirs constitute a rich, varied literary form, they are often dismissed by historians as unreliable. This collection of essays is one of the first to explore the modern war memoir, revealing the genre's surprising capacity for breadth and sophistication while remaining sensitive to the challenges it poses for scholars. Covering conflicts from the Napoleonic e...
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    37,60 €

  • Talleyrand
    Philip G. Dwyer
    From church establishment figure to revolutionary, supporter of Napoleon Bonaparte to promoter of the Bourbon Restoration, the twists and turns of Charles Maurice Prince de Talleyrand’s remarkable career through one of the most turbulent periods of French and European history have been traditionally portrayed as those of a political opportunist without moral scruples.  Philip D...
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    112,49 €

  • Napoleon and Europe
    Philip G. Dwyer
    Two hundred years ago, Napoleon was at the apogee of his power in Europe. This broad ranging reassessment explores the key themes presented by his extraordinary career: from his rise to power and the foundation of the imperial state, to the final defeat of his grand vision following the doomed invasion of Russia. It was a period of almost uninterrupted war in Europe, the consqu...
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    126,86 €

  • Modern Prussian History
    Philip G. Dwyer
    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 imperial period (1870-1918), and Prussia under the Third Reich. ...
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    98,53 €

  • The Rise of Prussia 1700-1830
    Philip G. Dwyer
    The rise of Prussia and its role in German development is central to eighteenth and nineteenth century European history. In this collection, the analysis goes beyond the political, military and diplomatic concerns of the Prussian elite and explains its rise in relation to Prussian society as a whole. Political analysis is integrated with material on such areas as agrarian socie...
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    98,53 €