From the Fall of Metternich to the Eve of World War I
by
James Robinson, Charles Beard
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2016
When, in 1792, the Austrian and Prussian armies had advanced toward Paris with the object of freeing Louis XVI from the restrictions placed upon him by the National Assembly, the French, roused to fury, had deposed and executed a ruler who was convicted of plotting with foreign powers to maintain...