{"product_id":"the-end-of-the-old-order-napoleon-and-europe-18011805-9780306811371","title":"The End of the Old Order: Napoleon and Europe  1801-1805","description":"\u003cp\u003ePerhaps no person in history has dominated his or her own era as much as Napoleon. Despite his small physical stature  the shadow of Napoleon is cast like a colossus  compelling all who would look at that epoch to chart their course by reference to him. For this reason  most historical accounts of the Napoleonic era-and there are many-tell the same Napoleon-dominated story over and over again  or focus narrowly on special aspects of it. Frederick Kagan  distinguished historian and military policy expert  has tapped hitherto unused archival materials from Austria  Prussia  France  and Russia  to present the history of these years from the balanced perspective of all of the major players of Europe. In The End of the Old Order readers encounter the rulers  ministers  citizens  and subjects of Europe in all of their political and military activity-from the desk of the prime minister to the pen of the ambassador  from the map of the general to the rifle of the soldier. With clear and lively prose  Kagan guides the reader deftly through the intriguing and complex web of international politics and war. The End of the Old Order is the first volume in a new and comprehensive four-volume study of Napoleon and Europe. Each volume in the series will surprise readers with a dramatically different tapestry of early nineteenth-century personalities and events and will revise fundamentally our ages-old understanding of the wars that created modern Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647571812405,"sku":"ByrdShop_0306811375","price":35.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780306811371.jpg?v=1781693489","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-end-of-the-old-order-napoleon-and-europe-18011805-9780306811371","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}