Research Catalog

Title

Britain against Napoleon : the organization of victory, 1793-1815 / Roger Knight.

Author

Knight, R. J. B.

Publication

London : Allen Lane, 2013.

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Details

Description

xxxviii, 677 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color); 25 cm

Summary

This title explains how the British state successfully organised itself to overcome Napoleon - and how close it came to defeat.

Subjects

• History
• Great Britain > Politics and government > 1789-1820
• Great Britain > History > 1789-1820
• Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 > Proposed invasion of England, 1793-1805
• Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 > Participation, British

Genre/Form

History

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Machine generated contents note: pt. One The Ever-Present Threat -- 1.The Arms Race and Intelligence 1783-1793 -- 2.Pitt's Investment 1783-1793 -- pt. Two Holding the Line -- 3.The First Crisis 1795-1798 -- 4.Whitehall at War 1793-1802 -- 5.Intelligence and Communications 1793-1801 -- 6.Feeding the Armed Forces and the Nation 1795-1812 -- 7.Transporting the Army by Sea 1793-1811 -- pt. Three Defending the Realm -- 8.Political Instability and the Conduct of the War 1802-1812 -- 9.The Invasion Threat 1803-1812 -- 10.Intelligence, Security and Communications 1803-1811 -- 11.Government Scandal and Reform 1803-1812 -- 12.The Defence Industries 1800-1814 -- 13.Blockade, Taxes and the City of London 1806-1812 -- pt. Four The Tables Turned -- 14.Russia and the Peninsula 1812-1813 -- 15.The Manpower Emergency 1812-1814 -- 16.Final Victory -- Aftermath -- Appendices -- 1.Officials in Government Departments Involved in the War 1793-1815

ISBN

• 9781846141775 (hbk.)
• 184614177X (hbk.)
• 9780141977027 (ebook)
• 0141977027 (ebook)

OCLC

839317134

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library