From Valmy to Waterloo [electronic resource] : France at War, 1792-1815 /
Thoral, M.author.
Drawing on a wide range of primary sources, this book investigates the everyday human experience of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars by French military and civilians, the impact of these wars on the French nation and society, and the rise of a new kind of war in the West at the turn of the nineteenth century.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Battle experience -- 2. The war at sea -- 3. The body in war -- 4. Troop morale and military unity -- 5. From individual experience to collective identities -- 6. War and the economy -- 7. Civilians in the war.
Drawing on a wide range of primary sources, this book investigates the everyday human experience of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars by French military and civilians, the impact of these wars on the French nation and society, and the rise of a new kind of war in the West at the turn of the nineteenth century.
Europe—History.
History, Modern.
Social history.
Civilization—History.
France—History.
Military history.
European History.
Modern History.
Social History.
Cultural History.
History of France.
History of Military.