The Rise and Fall of the Second Empire, 1852-1871
The Rise and Fall of the Second Empire, 1852-1871

Author: Alain Plessis

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 9780521358569

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The Second Empire lasted longer than any French regime since 1789, yet most historical accounts of the government of Napoleon III have been overshadowed by the knowledge of its disastrous and tragic end. As Professor Plessis shows in this detailed thermatic study, such an approach ignores the major social, economic, and political developments of a period that witnessed the gradual acceptance of univeral suffrage, the establishment of large-scale industrial capitalism, a massive improvement in communications, and the birth of impressionism in art.

The French Second Empire
The French Second Empire

Author: Roger Price

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2001-11-15

Total Pages: 521

ISBN-13: 1139430971

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This is a most thoroughly researched book on Napoleon III's Second Empire. It makes a vital contribution to the quarter-century of French history following the 1848 revolution, which saw major developments in the 'modernization' of the French state and in its relationships with its citizens.

The Second Ottoman Empire
The Second Ottoman Empire

Author: Baki Tezcan

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2010-09-13

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 0521519497

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This book is a post-revisionist history of the late Ottoman Empire that makes a major contribution to Ottoman scholarship.

The Rise and Fall of the Second Largest Empire in History
The Rise and Fall of the Second Largest Empire in History

Author: Thomas J. Craughwell

Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA

Published: 2010-02-01

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1616738510

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How Genghis Khan and the Mongols conquered nearly one-sixth of the planet: “The fascinating story of history’s most misunderstood empire builders.” —Alan Axelrod, bestselling author of Miracle at Belleau Wood Emerging out of the vast steppes of Central Asia in the early 1200s, the Mongols, under their ferocious leader, Genghis Khan, quickly carved out an empire that by the late thirteenth century covered almost one-sixth of the Earth’s landmass—from Eastern Europe to the eastern shore of Asia—and encompassed 110 million people. Far larger than the much more famous domains of Alexander the Great and ancient Rome, it has since been surpassed in overall size and reach only by the British Empire. The Rise and Fall of the Second Largest Empire in the World recounts the spectacularly rapid expansion and dramatic decline of the Mongol realm, while examining its real, widespread, and enduring influence on countless communities from the Danube River to the Pacific Ocean. “Great sweeping history from a superb writer.” —Joseph Cummins, author of The War Chronicles “A skillful and imaginative storyteller and conscientious historian.” —David Willis McCullough, author of Wars of the Irish Kings

The Franco German War Of 1870-1871
The Franco German War Of 1870-1871

Author: Helmuth von Moltke

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2014-08-20

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 9781500896423

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Helmuth von Moltke's The Franco German War of 1870-1871 is a comprehensive history of one of the 19th century's most influential wars, and the one that helped lead to the establishment of the modern state of Germany. It is written by one of the most important participants in the war, because von Moltke was a field marshal for the Prussians and a Chief of the General Staff.

Blood and Iron
Blood and Iron

Author: Katja Hoyer

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2021-12-07

Total Pages: 229

ISBN-13: 1643138383

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In this vivid fifty-year history of Germany from 1871-1918—which inspired events that forever changed the European continent—here is the story of the Second Reich from its violent beginnings and rise to power to its calamitous defeat in the First World War. Before 1871, Germany was not yet nation but simply an idea. Its founder, Otto von Bismarck, had a formidable task at hand. How would he bring thirty-nine individual states under the yoke of a single Kaiser? How would he convince proud Prussians, Bavarians, and Rhinelanders to become Germans? Once united, could the young European nation wield enough power to rival the empires of Britain and France—all without destroying itself in the process? In this unique study of five decades that changed the course of modern history, Katja Hoyer tells the story of the German Empire from its violent beginnings to its calamitous defeat in the First World War. This often startling narrative is a dramatic tale of national self-discovery, social upheaval, and realpolitik that ended, as it started, in blood and iron.

The Decline of the West
The Decline of the West

Author: Oswald Spengler

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 500

ISBN-13: 9780195066340

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Spengler's work describes how we have entered into a centuries-long "world-historical" phase comparable to late antiquity, and his controversial ideas spark debate over the meaning of historiography.

The Rise And Fall of British Naval Mastery
The Rise And Fall of British Naval Mastery

Author: Paul Kennedy

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2017-01-26

Total Pages: 592

ISBN-13: 0141983833

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Paul Kennedy's classic naval history, now updated with a new introduction by the author This acclaimed book traces Britain's rise and fall as a sea power from the Tudors to the present day. Challenging the traditional view that the British are natural 'sons of the waves', he suggests instead that the country's fortunes as a significant maritime force have always been bound up with its economic growth. In doing so, he contributes significantly to the centuries-long debate between 'continental' and 'maritime' schools of strategy over Britain's policy in times of war. Setting British naval history within a framework of national, international, economic, political and strategic considerations, he offers a fresh approach to one of the central questions in British history. A new introduction extends his analysis into the twenty-first century and reflects on current American and Chinese ambitions for naval mastery. 'Excellent and stimulating' Correlli Barnett 'The first scholar to have set the sweep of British Naval history against the background of economic history' Michael Howard, Sunday Times 'By far the best study that has ever been done on the subject ... a sparkling and apt quotation on practically every page' Daniel A. Baugh, International History Review 'The best single-volume study of Britain and her naval past now available to us' Jon Sumida, Journal of Modern History

The Republican Experiment, 1848-1852
The Republican Experiment, 1848-1852

Author: Maurice Agulhon

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1983-09

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 9780521289887

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A distinguished French historian traces the history of France under the Second Republic. His approach emphasizes the relationship between the political history of the period and the history of popular culture and thought.

Decline And Fall Of Napoleon's Empire
Decline And Fall Of Napoleon's Empire

Author: Digby Smith

Publisher: Frontline Books

Published: 2005-06-01

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 1853676098

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Until now, there has been no study of the significant errors that Napoleon made himself which, though apparently trivial at the time, proved to be major factors in his downfall. Digby Smith tracks his rise to power, his stewardship of France from 1804–15, and his exile. He highlights his military mistakes, such as his unwillingness to appoint an effective overall supremo in the Iberian Peninsula, and the decision to invade Russia while the Spanish situation was spiralling out of control.