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Narratives of the revolutionary and Napoleonic wars : military and civilian experience in Britain and Ireland
- Title
- Narratives of the revolutionary and Napoleonic wars : military and civilian experience in Britain and Ireland / Catriona Kennedy.
- Author
- Kennedy, Catriona, 1976-
- Publication
- Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
- Supplementary Content
- Cover image
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Details
- Description
- vi, 263 pages; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "This volume explores how the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars (1793-1815) were experienced, perceived and narrated by contemporaries in Britain and Ireland. These conflicts have been described as the first modern or 'total' war with far-reaching consequences for military and civilian society and the development of modern identities. Yet in contrast to the innovative body of scholarship on the First and Second World Wars there has been little sustained analysis of the personal experiences of men and women involved directly or indirectly in these conflicts. Narratives of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars addresses this historiographical gap using letters, diaries and personal testimonies by soldiers, sailors and civilians to shed new light on the social and cultural history of the period and the history of warfare more broadly. "--
- Series Statement
- War, culture and society, 1750-1850
- Uniform Title
- War, culture and society, 1750-1850.
- Subjects
- France > History > Revolution, 1789-1799 > Personal narratives, British
- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 > Influence
- Great Britain > Social conditions > 19th century
- Great Britain > Social conditions > 18th century
- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 > Personal narratives, Irish
- France > History > Revolution, 1789-1799 > Influence
- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 > Personal narratives, British
- Ireland > Social conditions > 19th century
- France > History > Revolution, 1789-1799 > Personal narratives, Irish
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-256) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction -- Narrating War -- Becoming Soldiers and Sailors -- Combat and Campaign -- Travellers in Uniform -- Prisoners of War -- Citizen-Soldiers -- Bringing the War Back Home -- Conclusion: A Waterloo Panorama.
- Call Number
- JFD 14-316
- ISBN
- 9780230275430 (hardback)
- 0230275435 (hardback)
- LCCN
- 2013037948
- 40022900590
- OCLC
- 858749753
- Author
- Kennedy, Catriona, 1976-
- Title
- Narratives of the revolutionary and Napoleonic wars : military and civilian experience in Britain and Ireland / Catriona Kennedy.
- Publisher
- Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- War, culture and society, 1750-1850War, culture and society, 1750-1850.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-256) and index.
- Connect to:
- Other Standard Identifier
- 40022900590
- Research Call Number
- JFD 14-316