The French Revolution

"In this grand synthesis, in which every sentence could be backed up by a footnote, Lefebvre displays his judgment, his superb grasp of the sources, and the fresh insights he wrestled from his materials. All these qualities make The French Revolution a masterpiece." -- Peter Gay "In this grand synthesis, in which every sentence could be backed up by a footnote, Lefebvre displays his judgment, his superb grasp of the sources, and the fresh insights he wrestled from his materials. All these qualities make "The French Revolution" a masterpiece." -- Peter Gay "In this grand synthesis, in which every sentence could be backed up by a footnote, Lefebvre displays his judgment, his superb grasp of the sources, and the fresh insights he wrestled from his materials. All these qualities make "The French Revolution" a masterpiece." -- Peter Gay

Part 1. The Coalition and the Revolution to the Treaties of 1795 1. The European Coalition (1793-1795) 2. The Revolutionary Government (1793-1794) 3. The Thermidorian Reaction and the Treaties of 1795 Part 2. The Victorious Offensive of the Revolution 4. Europe and the Revolution at the end of 1795 5. The First Directory 6. The Directory and the Coalition 7. 18 Fructidor and the Treaty of Campo Formio 8. The Second Directory 9. The Anglo-French War 10. Revolutionary Expansion 11. The Second Coalition 12. The Crisis of the Year VII in France 13. 18 Brumaire Part 3. The World at the Advent of Napolean 14. The Results of the Revolution in France 15. Revolutionary Expansion and its Effects 16. The Results of the War: International Politics 17. The Results of the War: The Rise of Capitalism in Great Britain; European Expansion in the Worldfrench