Rites of Peace – The Fall of Napoleon and the Congress of Vienna – Adam Zamoyski

Following on from his epic '1812: Napoleon's Fatal March on Moscow', Adam Zamoyski has written the dramatic story of the Congress of Vienna, which was to bring about the political reshaping of Europe and whose legacy affected international relations for a century.
About the Author:
Adam Zamoyski was born in New York, was educated at Oxford, and lives in London. A full-time writer, he has written biographies of `Chopin' (Collins 1979), `Paderewski', and `The Last King of Poland', as well as a history of Poland and `Holy Madness: Romantics, Patriots and Revolutionaries 1776-1871' and `1812: Napoleon's Fatal March on Moscow'.