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The impact of Napoleon : Prussian high politics, foreign policy and the crisis of the executive, 1797-1806 /

This book examines Prussia's response to Napoleon and Napoleonic expansionism in the years before the crushing defeats of Auerstadt and Jena, a period of German history as untypical as it was dramatic. Between the years 1797 and 1806 the main fear of Prussian statesmen was French power, rather...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Simms, Brendan
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1997.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • Part I. The Structures: 2. The structure of Prussian politics during the early reign of Frederick William III ; 3. Problem areas of Prussian policy and politics: the centres of attention abroad, 1797-1804 ; 4. Problem areas of Prussian policy and politics: the centres of attention at home, 1797-1804
  • Part II. The Events: 5. The failure of neutrality: Prussian policy and politics, October 1804-September 1805 ; 6. Delayed decisions: Prussian policy and politics, October 1805-February 1806 ; 7. The Hanoverian crisis: Prussian policy and politics, March-June 1806
  • Part III. The Responses: 8. Facing Napoleonic France: Prussian responses to the French threat, 1804-1806 ; 9. The search for decision: Prussian Reform attempts immediately before Jena
  • 10. Conclusion.