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Napoleon and the Revolution Napoleon and the Revolution David P. Jordan "This new study of Napoleon emphasizes his ties to the French Revolution, his embodiment of its militancy, and his rescue of its legacies. Jordan's work illuminates all aspects of his fabulous career… OL16688599W
Napoleon Napoleon Munro Price On April 20, 1814, after a dizzying series of battles, campaigns, and diplomatic intrigues, a defeated Napoleon Bonaparte made his farewell speech to the Old Guard in the courtyard of the Chateau de … OL17180599W
The extreme right in France, 1789 to the present The extreme right in France, 1789 to the present Davies, Peter The Extreme Right in France, 1789 to the Present surveys the history of a fascinating but contentious political and intellectual tradition. Since 1789 the far right has been an important factor in Fr… OL1973847W
Children of the Revolution Children of the Revolution Robert Gildea Nineteenth-century France was one of the world's great cultural beacons, renowned for its dazzling literature, philosophy, art, poetry and technology. Yet this was also a tumultuous century of politi… OL2488842W