The Pursuit of Power relationships National Geographic Fellow and New

National Geographic Fellow and New York Times bestselling author of the Blue Zones books

In reconstructing for the first time the full history of our longest military campaign

For Tom Brennan

Growing up amongst the fields and woods and characters of the place

The Pursuit of Power relationships National Geographic Fellow and NewA masterpiece of historical writing which brings to life an extraordinarly turbulent and dramatic era of revolutionary change The Pursuit of Power draws on a lifetime of thinking about nineteenth century Europe to create an extraordinarily rich, surprising and entertaining panorama of a continent undergoing drastic change. The aim of the book is to reignite the sense of wonder that permeated this remarkable era, as rulers and ruled navigated