The first European revolution, 1776-1815 - Hampson, Norman, 1922-2011 (London : Thames & Hudson, 1979)
Reprint, originally published in U.S.: 1st American ed. -- New York : Harcourt, Brace & World, 1969
The period that separates the War of American Independence from the defeat of Napoleon has been studied by generations of historians with remarkable erudition and a no less remarkable inclination to disagree with each other's views.