The Struggle for Mastery in Europe, 1848-1918A. J. P. Taylor examines the relations of the Great Powers, when Europe was still the centre of the world. Written in characteristically vigorous prose, this is a challenging and original diplomatic history, that also considers the political and economic forces which made continental war inevitable. |
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THE DIPLOMACY OF REVOLUTION 1848 | 1 |
THE END OF THE HOLY ALLIANCE 18523 | 46 |
The Menshikov mission Mar 1853 | 55 |
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