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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Wilson, Evan, 1984- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2023]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Veterans.
Peace.
Military participation > British.
Armed Forces.
Veterans > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 > Participation, British.
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 > Peace.
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 > Veterans.
Great Britain.
Great Britain > Armed Forces > History > 19th century.
Great Britain > History, Military > 19th century.
Military history.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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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