| Author |
Bell, David A. (David Avrom)
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| Publication |
New York : Houghton Mifflin Company, 2007.
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| Description |
1 online resource (x, 420 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraits. |
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text file |
| Call # |
eBOOK |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [360]-396) and index. |
| Contents |
Officers, gentlemen, and poets -- Conscience, commerce, and history -- Declaring peace; declaring war -- The last crusade -- The exterminating angels -- The lure of the eagle -- Days of glory -- War's red altar. |
| Summary |
Describes how the Enlightenment and the French Revolution led to the first total war in history during the age of Napoleon, when embodiments of modern-day warfare such as conscription, guerrilla warfare, and unconditional surrender made their first appearance. |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
| Subject |
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- Military leadership.
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Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815.
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Military history, Modern.
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War and society -- History.
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France -- History, Military -- 1789-1815.
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Europe -- History, Military -- 1789-1815.
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Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821. (OCoLC)fst00035482 |
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Napoleonic Wars (1800-1815) (OCoLC)fst01032683 |
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Military history, Modern. (OCoLC)fst01021239
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Military leadership. (OCoLC)fst01185276
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War and society. (OCoLC)fst01170447
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Europe. (OCoLC)fst01245064 |
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France. (OCoLC)fst01204289 |
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1789 - 1815 |
| Genre |
Electronic books. |
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Military history. (OCoLC)fst01411630
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| Addl. Author |
OverDrive, Inc.
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| Related To |
Print version: Bell, David Avrom. First total war 9780618919819 (OCoLC)154696333 |
| ISBN |
9780547525297 (electronic bk.) |
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054752529X (electronic bk.) |
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