A Peace Congress of Intrigue (Vienna, 1815): A Vivid, Intimate Account of the Congress of Vienna Composed of the Personal Memoirs of Its Important Participants (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Freksa, Friedrich

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 145100107X ISBN 13 : 9781451001075

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Voices From the Congress of Vienna offers a behind‑the‑scenes look at the high‑stakes diplomacy that shaped Europe after Napoleon.

Through the diary of Archduke John and Freksa’s companion notes, this edition reveals the power plays, alliances, and tense negotiations that defined 1815 Vienna and the German Confederation. This nonfiction work presents a vivid portrait of statesmen, ambassadors, and princes as they navigate treaties, territorial questions, and the creation of a new European order. It blends personal reflections with documentary detail to illuminate how decisions were made and why they mattered then—and how they echo in history today.

• Get an intimate view of the key players, from Metternich to Alexander and beyond.
• See how realpolitik, bargaining, and strategic missteps shaped borders and alliances.
• Understand the complexities of the German Confederation and the fate of Bavaria.
• Engage with firsthand observations on diplomacy, power, and the path to peace.

Ideal for readers of history and diplomacy who want closer insight into how peace was negotiated and preserved after war.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Statesmen must by this time have learned that the opinion of the world is everywhere wide-awake and fully comprehends the issues involved. No representative of any self-governed nation will dare disregard it by attempting any such covenants of selfishness and compromise as were entered into at the Congress of Vienna. The thought of the plain people here and everywhere throughout the world, the people who enjoy no privilege and have very simple and unsophisticated standards of right and wrong, is the air all governments must henceforth breathe if they would live. It is in the full disclosing light of that thought that all policies must be conceived and executed in this midday hour of the worlds life. German rulers have been able to upset the peace of the world only because the German people were not suffered under their tutelage to share the comradeship of the other peoples of the world either in thought or in purpose. They were allowed to have no opinion of their own which might be set up as a rule of conduct for those who exercised authority over them. But the Congress that concludes this war will feel the full strength of the tides that run now in the hearts and consciences of free men everywhere. I ts conclusions will run with those tides. WOODROW WILSON. In his address to the Congress of the United States, December 41917.
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About the Publisher

Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.

Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 145100107X
• ISBN 13: 9781451001075
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 476
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