In Napoleon III , Roger Price considers the mid-century crisis which provided Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte with the opportunity to gain elective office as President, and offers a historio graphical review of the ruler and his regime. 'This is a welcome addition to an invaluable series for students. It maintains the high standard of lucid synthesis of recent scholarship which one has come to expect from Lancaster Pamphlets.' - History Review 'This concise summary will be a basic text for students, and readers will be grateful to the author for taking on this volume which Ralph Gibson was planning to write before his untimely death.' - History Review Roger Price