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No More Napoleons: How Britain Managed Europe from Waterloo to World War One

No More Napoleons: How Britain Managed Europe from Waterloo to World War One

Lambert, Andrew

Hardcover

British HistoryNapoleonic WarsNaval History

ISBN10: 0300275552
ISBN13: 9780300275551
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: Jul 22 2025
Pages: 588
Weight: 1.73
Height: 1.59 Width: 6.40 Depth: 9.34
Language: English
How, for just over a century, Britain ensured it would not face another Napoleon Bonaparte--manipulating European powers while building a global maritime empire

At the conclusion of the Napoleonic Wars, a fragile peace emerged in Europe. The continent's borders were redrawn, and the French Empire, once a significant threat to British security, was for now cut down to size. But after decades of ceaseless conflict, Britain's economy was beset by a crippling debt. How could this small, insular seapower state secure order across the Channel?

Andrew Lambert argues for a dynamic new understanding of the nineteenth century, showing how British policymakers shaped a stable European system that it could balance from offshore. Through judicious deployment of naval power against continental forces, and the defence strategy of statesmen such as the Duke of Wellington, Britain ensured that no single European state could rise to pose a threat, rebuilt its economy, and established naval and trade dominance across the globe.

This is the remarkable story of how Britain kept a whole continent in check--until the final collapse of this delicately balanced order at the outset of World War One.

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