Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Editor's Foreword; Preface; 1. The origins of great wars; 2. Conflict in Europe before the Revolution; 3. The origins of the war of 1792 (I): from the fall of the Bastille to the Declaration of Pillnitz (27 August 1791); 4. The origins of the war of 1792 (II): from the Declaration of Pilinitz to the declaration of war (20 April 1792); 5. The origins of the war of 1793; 6. The origins of the War of the Second Coalition; Conclusion; Further Reading; Index