Palmer presents an insightful study of the e vents which led to Napoleon''s tortuous defeat in the Russian campaign of 1912, looking beyond the gruelling retreat from Moscow to examine the personalities, aims and leadership st yles of those involved. '

Napoleon in Russia

alan-palmer

Constable

`My Strength is the Love of My People - the motto of Prince William of Denmark who in 1863 was voted sovereign ruler of the Hellenes at the age of only seventeen, founding a dynasty that was to reign for the next 110 years. Taking the solemn oath as King George I he was faced with the enormous task of establishing a solid democracy for his adopted nation. A far-sighted monarch, brother-in-law of Edward VII of Great Britain, he set the standards for future generations of the royal house.The Royal House of Greece is a full and informative historical account of the Greek monarchy from its foundation by popular plebiscite in the nineteenth century to the depositon of King Constantine II in 1973. This is an extraordinary story of tragedy and drama during a complex period of political history, set against the wider context of the royal families of Europe who were bound by strong dynastic ties forged through marriage. A celebration of six generations of a courageous monarchy, this book gives a fascinating insight into the private lives, aspirations, public duties and extensive responsibilities of the Greek royal family as head of the Greek nation.With 100 black-and-white illustrations

The Royal House of Greece (including 100 B&W photos)

Biographies & Memoirs

Weidenfeld Nicolson Illustrate

A glib assessment of Metternich might not be a favourable one, he was not without his ridiculous qualities, and yet he survived, more than survived, in fact, with the 'Age of Metternich' lasting for more than a generation, and giving Europe a measure of peace, albeit repressive, that was much needed after the Napoleonic convulsions.Alan Palmer describes well Metternich's extraordinary longevity. 'Clement von Metternich held continuous office at the head of Europe's affairs for a longer period of time than any other statesman in modern history: he became foreign minister of the Austrian Empire in the autumn of 1809 and he did not resign until the spring of 1848. For thirty-three of these thirty-nine years his statecraft and philosophy of government determined the political pattern of the continent. The 'Age of Metternich' , though often impatiently dismissed by historians as a mere interlude, lasted for twice as long as the 'Age of Napoleon' which preceded it and for half as long again as the 'Age of Bismarck' which followed in the closing decades of the century.'Metternich was a statesman to his fingertips, practising 'the skills of diplomacy with greater fluency than any contemporary Talleyrand, from whom he had learnt many of the refinement of the game.'How would he fare today? Probably quite well as he was, again in Alan Palmer's words, 'an early champion of federalism and a good European ...''As a work of history (it) cannot be faulted.' A. J. P. Taylor, Observer'Well-written, well-researched, lucid and witty.' Philip Ziegler, The Times

Metternich

History

Europe

Littlehampton Book Services Lt

This is a complete encyclopdia intended for people who are interested not only in Napoleon, but in the t urbulent period between 1797 to 1815. '

An Encyclopaedia of Napoleon's Europe

Americas

St Martins Pr

Like Charles II, the sick man of Europe was 'an unconscionable time dying.' Time and time again from the seventeenth century observers predicted the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, yet it outlived all its rivals. As late as 1910 it straddled three continents. Unlike the Romanovs, Hohenzollerns or Habsburgs, the House of Osman was still recognised as an imperial dynasty during the peacemaking which followed the First World War. This book offers a fascinating overview of the Ottoman Empire's decline from the failure to take Vienna in 1683 to the abolition of the Sultanate in 1922 by Mustafa Kemal, after a revolutionary upsurge of Turkish national pride. It deals with constantly recurring problems: competing secular and religious authority; acceptance or rejection of Western ideas; greedy neighbours; population movements; and the strength or weakness of successive Sultans. The book also emphasises the challenges of the early twentieth century, when railways and oilfields gave new importance to Ottoman lands in the Middle East. Recent events have put the problems that faced the later Sultans back upon the world agenda. Names like Basra and Mosul again make the headlines. So, too, do the old empire's outposts in Albania and Macedonia in the west and the mountainous Caucasus in the east. Alan Palmer's narrative reminds us of the long, sad continuity of conflict in the Lebanon. We read of the Kurdish struggle for survival, of Armenian aspirations for independence, of the lingering interests of the Ottomans in their Libyan provinces, and of the Muslim character of Sarajevo in the troubled country that was once Yugoslavia. The Ottoman past has great relevance to the changing patterns of eastern Europe and western Asia in the twentieth century.

The Decline and Fall of the Ottoman Empire

Faber and Faber

CENTURY CHRONOLOGY OF BRITIST

Veronica Palmer

Century Ltd

In this long-needed history of the people and nations surrounding the Baltic Sea, we pass through the legendary castles of Elsinore and Halsingborg to enter a unique landscape and culture. Alan Palmer traces the history of the Baltic region from its early Viking days and its time under the Byzantine Empire through its medieval prime when the Baltic Sea served as one of Europe's central trading grounds. Palmer addresses both the strong nationalist sentiments that have driven Baltic culture and the early attempts at Baltic unification by Sweden and Russia. "The Baltic" also dissects the politics and culture of the region in the twentieth century, when it played multiple historic roles: it was the Eastern Front in the First World War; the setting of early uprisings in the Russian Revolution; a land occupied by the Nazis during the Second World War; and, until very recently, a region dominated by the Soviets. In the twenty-first century, increasing attention has been focused on the Baltic states as they grow into their own in spite of growing neo-imperialist pressure from post-Soviet Russia. In "The Baltic" Alan Palmer provides readers with a detailed history of the nations and people that are now poised to emerge as some of Europe's most vital democracies.

The Baltic: A New History of the Region

Duckworth & Co.

The East End: Four Centuries of London Life

The East End is on the seaward side of London and its history is inextricably linked with the most complex docklands of any industrial society, serving what used to be a great trading nation and an Imperial power. As well as goods entering the port, generations of immigrants have flowed in - Protestant Huguenots from France, Irish labourers fleeing the potato blight, Jews escaping Russian pogroms, and Indians and Pakistanis. This study examines the evolution of the Tower Hamlets - Bethnal Green, Poplar, Hackney and Stepney - and sifts through the facts relating to an area notorious for its violent crime, political unrest and poverty. He argues that the area is a microcosm of the tensions apparent in British society as a whole, derived from the impact of the Industrial Revolution, the age of the railway, the two World Wars and the current invasion of the young rich.

The East End: Four centuries of London life

John Murray Publishers, Ltd.

The East End

John Murray

We pass through the legendary castles of Elsinore and Halsingborg to enter the Baltic world. From early Viking days and then under the Byzantine empire, the Baltic was always much more than Europe's backwater, and in medieval times the area was an important trading ground.Each individual country developed separately, but then in the late 17th and early 18th centuries came the sole attempt to create a unified Baltic Empire based in Sweden. However, with the rise of Russian influence, this came apart and Russia expanded her empire in the region, annexing Finland, to be followed by the Prussianising of the Polish provinces. Great national sentiment grew in all Baltic states, and a high cultural level was achieved - both musically and in literature.The 20th century has been a defining one for the Baltic region: the Eastern Front in the First World War; consequences of the Russian Revolution; the rise of aggression with the Nazi-Soviet Pact and then the Second World War. The economic and political issues coming out of the end of the war were compunded by the Cold War and Communist expansion in the Baltic states.And in the last decade the European ideal has spread and been adapted within the Baltic, as these lands open up to the outside world.

The Baltic : A History of the Baltic Sea and Its Peoples

World

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