History of Napoleon III Volume 2 Villefranche Bonaparte

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The second volume of the captivating history of Napoleon III by J.-M. Villefranche.

J.-M. Villefranche continues his masterful account of the life of Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, who became Emperor of the French under the name Napoleon III. This second volume plunges us into the crucial years of the Second Empire, between the modernization of France and European ambitions.

What you will discover:

• The establishment and consolidation of the Second Empire
• The major economic and social reforms of Napoleon III
• The transformation of Paris by Baron Haussmann
• Imperial military campaigns and foreign policy
• Political challenges and the evolution towards a liberal empire

Villefranche excels at capturing the complexity of this pivotal 19th-century period, revealing how Napoleon III modernized France while navigating between authoritarianism and liberalism. A definitive biography of one of the most controversial monarchs in French history.

A definitive history of the Second Empire. Available in print-on-demand, ePub, and PDF formats. Free delivery within France.