Napoleonic Wars: a Very Short Introduction

Name: Napoleonic Wars: a Very Short Introduction
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ISBN: 9780199590964

ISBN-10: 0199590966

ISBN-13: 9780199590964

Edition: 2013

Authors: Mike Rapport

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The Napoleonic Wars have an important place in the history of Europe, leaving their mark on European and world societies in a variety of ways. In many European countries they provided the stimulus for radical social and political change - particularly in Spain, Germany, and Italy - and arefrequently viewed in these places as the starting point of their modern histories. In this Very Short Introduction, Mike Rapport provides a brief outline of the wars, introducing the tactics, strategies, and weaponry of the time. Presented in three parts, he considers the origins and course of the wars, the ways and means in which it was fought, and the social and political legacyit has left to the world…

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List price: $8.99
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 1/31/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 144
Size: 6.70" wide x 4.40" long x 0.40" tall
Weight: 0.264
Language: English



Introduction



The Napoleonic Wars: Origins and Course



Europe and the French Revolution



The French Revolutionary Wars, 1792-1803



The Napoleonic Wars: the French rampant, 1803-1809



The Napoleonic Wars: the allied resurgence, 1809-1815



Ways and Means



Armies, Navies and the State



The War and the People



Impacts



The Napoleonic Revolution



Occupation and Resistance



The Fate of Empires


Conclusion


Further Reading