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Submitted by Mick Sherman, Jul 23, 2007 11:50

Why do we need another book on the Congress of Vienna?

Germany and Italy - what else do you imagine could have been done?

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small but important point of clarification- the Russians burned Moscow as a deliberate act, not the French. The Russians deliberately... [MORE]	phillip	Jul 24, 2007 22:30
I would have been interested to hear a contrast with, say, the Peace of Westphalia or the Treaty of Paris... [MORE]	Bill in DC	Jul 24, 2007 01:12
1/10th of Napoleon's army gone to the cold and frost and they just quit? [MORE]	Katy	Jul 23, 2007 21:53
Please Katy...you know full well that the meaning of decimated has grown. It is no longer 1/10. It means destroyed... [MORE]	Brian	Jul 24, 2007 11:03
Ease up, Brian. Of course I know what it means. I wonder how many words have changed to mean nearly the... [MORE]	Katy	Jul 25, 2007 07:36
According to Minard, Napoleon's Army went from 422.000 at the crossing of the Niemen in 1812 to 10.000 when the... [MORE]	Aaragn	Jul 27, 2007 12:16
Why do we need another book on the Congress of Vienna? Germany and Italy - what else do you imagine could...	Mick Sherman	Jul 23, 2007 11:50
It's mentioned that the historian, Adam Zamoyski, bears the name of one of the illustrious families of Poland; however, in... [MORE]	André Fournier	Jul 23, 2007 11:04
Ellis Island's creative spelling might have had something to do with the name change. I'm sure there are other versions.... [MORE]	Katy	Jul 23, 2007 22:03