The First Total War - Napoleon's Europe and the Birth of Modern Warfare

Zusatztext 'He goes into great and often riveting detail ... all offered with a gift for storytelling and a flair for the weird! unfamiliar fact' Informationen zum Autor David A. Bell teaches French history at Johns Hopkins University and is the author of Lawyers and Citizens , which won the Pinkney Prize of the Society for French Historical Studies, and the highly acclaimed The Cult of the Nation in France . He has contributed to many American and European publications including the New York Times , Time , the Times Literary Supplement and the London Review of Books . He lives in Baltimore with his wife and two children. Vorwort A brilliant historian tells how the Enlightenment and the French Revolution spawned the first total war - and how this legacy haunts us today Zusammenfassung Explores how the Enlightenment and the French Revolution spawned the first total war - and how this legacy continues to haunts us.

Product details

• Authors: David A. Bell, Bell David A.
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.05.2008
• EAN: 9780747579625
• ISBN: 978-0-7475-7962-5
• No. of pages: 432
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Europe, European History, HISTORY / Modern / General, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Military / Naval, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science, TRANSPORTATION / Ships & Shipbuilding / History, maritime history, Warfare & defence, c 1500 onwards to present day, Warfare and defence, Specific wars and campaigns, Early 19th century c 1800 to c 1850, Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare), Napoleonic Wars, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General