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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• James, L

Titel

Witnessing the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars in German Central Europe [electronic resource]

Auflage

1st ed. 2013

Ort / Verlag

London : Palgrave Macmillan UK

Erscheinungsjahr

2013

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Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Cover; Contents; List of Maps; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Facing the Revolution: The German States from 1789 to 1815; 2 Writing War; 3 Military Life and Combat; 4 Captivity and Travel; 5 The French Invasions; 6 Resistance and Liberation; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Drawing on a wide range of primary sources, this volume argues that although the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars are often understood as laying the foundations for total war, many eyewitnesses continued to draw upon older interpretative frameworks to make sense of the armed struggle and attendant political and social upheaval.
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