Author : F. W. O. Maycock
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ISBN 13 : 9781330998731
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (987 download)
Book Synopsis The Invasion of France, 1814, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint) by : F. W. O. Maycock
Download or read book The Invasion of France, 1814, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint) written by F. W. O. Maycock and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-08 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Invasion of France, 1814, Vol. 1 It is surely a most curious coincidence that the centenary of the overthrow of Napoleons aggressive system of military despotism by the Allies should coincide with the outbreak of the most gigantic struggle in which Europe has ever been involved. Then, as now, the immediate cause of the war was the attempt by one nation to dominate the neighbouring states by force of arms, regardless of justice or of treaty obligations. At the beginning of the nineteenth century Napoleon aimed at the complete subjugation of Europe and, thanks to his unrivalled genius and the fact that through force of circumstances France had become a nation in arms in the modem sense of the words, he achieved a temporary though most phenomenal success. At first he was opposed by the comparatively small standing armies of the neighbouring states, the bulk of whose inhabitants took little interest and practically no part in the operations. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.