THE FINAL ACT: THE ROADS TO WATERLOO

Author: Gregor Dallas

Publisher: Henry Holt & Co

Year published: 1996

Pagination: 544pp illustrations

Condition: Good in d/w

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1814-1815 Europe embraced an uneasy peace. Despite mutual antagonisms the ruling powers knew they must restore the natural order or risk repeating the past. They agreed to convene a congress of nations in Vienna. It's goal, to insure the peace of Europe. The stellar cast included Tsar Alexander, Talleyrand, Castlereagh, Wellington and metterbnich. Hovering over it, the man who was not there, Napoleon Bonaparte, who would confirm their worst fears, breaking free of exile to challenge them on the Plains of Waterloo.