In his comprehensive and captivating new book, The Congress of Vienna and its Legacy: War and Great Power Diplomacy after Napoleon, Dr. Jarrett thoroughly explores this watershed event in world history and the subsequent “Congress System.” In a convenient single volume being praised as “the book on the time period” and an “essential read,” Dr. Jarrett provides a comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of the diplomacy of the entire “Congress Era” based on original research. His engaging narrative promises to capture readers of all knowledge and interest levels. From the basic contours of eighteenth-century Europe and how this structure was challenged by the French Revolution to an examination of the international institutions we possess today, The Congress of Vienna and its Legacy aims to educate, inform, entertain, and challenge our thinking, and succeeds beautifully in doing so.