The legacy of the French Revolutionary Wars
Subtitle: the nation-in-arms in French republican memory
By: Alan Forrest.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780521810623
Subjects: France. -- Armée -- History; War and society -- France -- History; Civil-military relations -- France -- History; Collective memory -- France -- History; Political culture -- France -- History; Republicanism -- France -- History; Nationalism -- France -- History; France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Influence; France -- History, Military; France -- Intellectual life
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Creating the legend; title: Napoleon and the blurring of memory; title: Voices from the past; title: The hollow years; title: The Franco-Prussian War; title: The army of the Third Republic; title: Educating the army; title: Educating the republic; title: The First World War; title: Last stirrings.