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Narratives of the revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars military and civilian experience in Britain and Ireland /

The volume explores how the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars were experienced, perceived and narrated by contemporaries in Britain and Ireland, drawing on an extensive range of personal testimonies by soldiers, sailors and civilians to shed new light on the social and cultural history of the period...

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Main Authors: Kennedy, Catriona
Published:
Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
Series: War, culture and society, 1750-1850
Subjects:
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 > Personal narratives, British
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 > Personal narratives, Irish
Napoleonic Wars > c 1700 to c 1800 > c 1800 to c 1900 > British Isles
Social & cultural history > c 1700 to c 1800 > c 1800 to c 1900 > British Isles
British & Irish history > c 1700 to c 1800 > c 1800 to c 1900 > British Isles
Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900 > c 1700 to c 1800 > c 1800 to c 1900 > British Isles
Warfare and Defence
France > History > Personal narratives, British > Revolution, 1789-1799
France > History > Personal narratives, Irish > Revolution, 1789-1799
Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137316530
Summary: The volume explores how the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars were experienced, perceived and narrated by contemporaries in Britain and Ireland, drawing on an extensive range of personal testimonies by soldiers, sailors and civilians to shed new light on the social and cultural history of the period and the history of warfare more broadly.
Item Description: Electronic book text.
Epublication based on: 9780230275430.
Carrier Form: 272 p. : 1 b&w, halftones.
ISBN: 9780230275430
9781137316530 :
1137316535 :
CLC: K561.43
Contents: List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Narrating War 2. Becoming Soldiers and Sailors 3. Combat and Campaign 4. Travellers in Uniform 5. Prisoners of War 6. Citizen-Soldiers 7. Bringing the War Back Home Conclusion: A Waterloo Panorama.

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