The horrible peace : British veterans and the end of the Napoleonic Wars /
"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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| Materialtyp: | Licensed eBooks |
| Språk: | engelska |
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Amherst :
University of Massachusetts Press,
[2023]
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| Serie: | Veterans (University of Massachusetts Press)
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| Länkar: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=3656278 |
Innehållsförteckning:
- 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.