{"product_id":"no-more-napoleons-andrew-lambert-9780300292992","title":"No More Napoleons: How Britain Managed Europe from Waterloo to World War One","description":"\u003cb\u003eHow, for just over a century, Britain ensured it would not face another Napoleon Bonaparte--manipulating European powers while building a global maritime empire\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Lambert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300292996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300292992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Andrew Lambert","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48242011603199,"sku":"9780300292992","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ab10add3-59d1-4f41-aeee-d4d33d1fb2a9.jpg?v=1772657059","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/no-more-napoleons-andrew-lambert-9780300292992","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}