Screen LibrarySoldiers, Citizens and Civilians Experiences and Perceptions of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, 1790-1820 /
The Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars affected millions of people's lives across Europe and beyond. Yet the extent to which the constant warfare of the period 1792-1815 shaped everyday experience has been little studied. This volume of essays discusses the formative experience of these wars for...
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| Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
| Language: | English |
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War, culture and society, 1750-1850 |
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http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230583290 |
| Summary: |
The Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars affected millions of people's lives across Europe and beyond. Yet the extent to which the constant warfare of the period 1792-1815 shaped everyday experience has been little studied. This volume of essays discusses the formative experience of these wars for men and women, as soldiers, citizens and civilians. |
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Ebook. Originally published in: 2008. |
| Carrier Form: | 264 p. |
| ISBN: |
9780230545342 9780230583290 : 0230583296 : |
| CLC: | E509 |
| Contents: | Series Foreword Acknowledgements Notes on the Authors Introduction: Nations in Arms, People at War: Analysing War Experiences and Perceptions-- A.Forrest, K.Hagemann and J.Rendall PART I: MILITARY EXPERIENCES Regimental Worlds: Interpreting the Experience of British Soldiers during the Napoleonic Wars-- J.E.Cookson Assessing the Impact of War Experience: The French Soldiers and Veterans of the Napoleonic Armies-- N.Petiteau Glory, Honour and Patriotism: Military Careers in the Duchy of Warsaw, 1806-1815-- J.Czubaty The World Turned Upside Down: Female Soldiers in the French Army of the Revol |