Revolutionary France''s War of Conquest in the Rhineland - Conquering the Natural Frontier, 1792-1797

Shows how revolutionary France's war for liberty in the Rhineland was transformed into a war for conquest.

Sommario

1. The Ancien Régime; 2. The Brissotin crusade for war; 3. War, conquest, and disaster; 4. The organization of victory; 5. The Thermidorean republic; 6. The Directory's war; 7. A shattered army; 8. The generals' war; Conclusion.

Info autore

Jordan R. Hayworth is an Assistant Professor of Military and Security Studies at the United States Air Command and General Staff College, Alabama. He is a member of the Society for Military History and the Society for French Historical Studies. In 2016, he won the Society for Military History's Edward M. Coffman First Manuscript Prize.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jordan R Hayworth, Jordan R. Hayworth, HAYWORTH JORDAN R.
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 28.02.2019
• EAN: 9781108497459
• ISBN: 978-1-108-49745-9
• Pagine: 358
• Serie: Cambridge Military Histories; Cambridge Military Histories
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia; HISTORY / Military / General, military history