The Congress of Vienna

Nicolson's 'Congress of Vienna' is a brilliant account of the momentous gathering of nations which met in 1815 to forge a new Europe. Writing with the combined insights of the historian and the instincts of a diplomat, Nicolson unfolds the drama and the excitement, the duplicity and the folly, and, ultimately, the sheer unpredictability of high-level international negotiations. There are memorable portraits of the principal characters -Metternich, Talleyrand, Lord C... >Voir plus