Obstinate Hebrews
Title | Obstinate Hebrews PDF eBook |
Author | Ronald Schechter |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 346 |
Release | 2003-04-14 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0520235576 |
Annotation A path-breaking study of the Jews in France from the time of the philosophies through the Revolution and up to Napoleon. Examines how Jews were thought of during this time, by both French writers and the Jews themselves.
French Fortifications, 1715-1815
Title | French Fortifications, 1715-1815 PDF eBook |
Author | Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage |
Publisher | McFarland |
Pages | 283 |
Release | 2009-12-21 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0786458070 |
This book describes and illustrates French fortifications from 1715 (the death of Louis XIV) to 1815 (the fall of Napoleon), focusing particularly on the Napoleonic era. After an historical background, it covers the heritage of the Ancien Regime with the important contributions of Vauban (the bastioned defense), Gribeauval's reforms in artillery, and Montalembert's innovations. Chapters explore the style of Napoleonic fortifications, siege warfare, artillery and engineering corps, as well as the Napoleonic achievements in France, Italy, German and the Netherlands, including projects that were planned but never completed.
The Historians' History of the World: France, 1715-1815
Title | The Historians' History of the World: France, 1715-1815 PDF eBook |
Author | Henry Smith Williams |
Publisher | |
Pages | 718 |
Release | 1904 |
Genre | World History |
ISBN |
From Louis XIV to Napoleon
Title | From Louis XIV to Napoleon PDF eBook |
Author | Professor Jeremy Black |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 341 |
Release | 2013-04-03 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1135357641 |
Much of the period 1661-1815 appeared to be the age of France. France was the greatest power in Western Europe in the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and Louis XIV and Napoleon seemed to dominate their periods. yet when Louis XIV died in 1715, and again after Napoleon's attempt to resume power was defeated at Waterloo a century later, France appeared as a waning power. This failure in Europe was matched on the world scale. France was overtaken by Britain in the struggle for maritime predominance, and ended the period with her empire in ruins. From Louis XIV to Napoleon is a scholarly yet accessible account which considers why France was not more successful and throws light on French history, international relations, warfare and the rise and fall of French power.
France, 1715-1815
Title | France, 1715-1815 PDF eBook |
Author | Henry Smith Williams |
Publisher | |
Pages | 748 |
Release | 1907 |
Genre | World history |
ISBN |
The Armies and Wars of the Sun King 1643-1715
Title | The Armies and Wars of the Sun King 1643-1715 PDF eBook |
Author | René Chartrand |
Publisher | Century of the Soldier |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2019 |
Genre | France |
ISBN | 9781911628606 |
Volume 1 of the Sun King's wars and armies goes from his early and turbulent years, from the resounding victory over Spain at Rocroi in 1643, the unstable years of the Fronde civil wars, his seizure of absolute power in 1661, his immediate control of national finances and armed forces, his measures to create the most effective army in Europe, the i
The Course of French History
Title | The Course of French History PDF eBook |
Author | Pierre Goubert |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 591 |
Release | 2002-09-11 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1134919271 |
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