The horrible peace : British veterans and the end of the Napoleonic Wars /

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"Few battles in world history provide a cleaner dividing line than Waterloo: before, there was Napoleon; after, there was the Pax Britannica. While Waterloo marked France's defeat and Britain's ascendance as an imperial power, the war was far from over for many soldiers and sailors, w...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Wilson, Evan, 1984- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2023]
Collection:Veterans (University of Massachusetts Press)
Sujets:
1800-1899
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 > Veterans.
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 > Peace.
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815.
Veterans > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
HISTORY / General
Armed Forces.
Military participation > British.
Peace.
Veterans.
Great Britain > History, Military > 19th century.
Great Britain > Armed Forces > History > 19th century.
Great Britain.
Electronic books.
History.
Military history.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Part I: Demobilization and British Strategy
  • The Government at the Beginning of the End
  • The Army and the Navy at the Beginning of the End
  • Victory in Europe, 1812-14
  • Demobilization and the War of 1812
  • Demobilization and the Hundred Days
  • The Navy after Napoleon
  • The Army after Napoleon
  • Part II: Demobilization and British Society
  • The Politics of Demobilization
  • The Experience of Demobilization
  • Soldiers and Sailors at Home
  • Sailors on Strike
  • Soldiers versus Veterans
  • Officers at Home
  • Commerce and Empire
  • Veterans Abroad.

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