Contents: Part One Europe in 1780 The Three Estates The Monarchy The King in Debt and Danger Part Two: The Revolution The Estates General The Storming of the Bastille 1789—the Year of the Revolution A New France From Revolution to War The Execution of the King The Terror Reaction When was the Revolution? Why was there a Revolution? Part Three: The Rise of Napoleon Napoleon's Rise to Power The Battle of Marengo Invasion Battle The New Caesar The Crowning of the New Caesar The Great Reformer Master of Europe Part Four: The Fall of Napoleon The Peninsular War The Invasion of Russia Retreat from Moscow Defeat and Abdication The Hundred Days Index