Alexander I : Tsar of War and Peace

Known to posterity as the enigmatic Tsar' , Alexander has baffled his contemporaries and historians alike and has provoked many widely differing opinions. Was he sincere in his liberal principles of government? Did he undrestand how to manage the armies he delighted to see on parade? In this meticulously researched biography Alan Palmer carefully pieces together the clues to understanding Alexander both as a man and as a sovereign.