The First Total War: Napoleon's Europe and the Birth of Warfare as We Know It - Softcover

Bell, David A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0618919813 ISBN 13: 9780618919819

Verlag: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN, 2008

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"Thoughtful and original . . . Bell has mapped what is a virtually new field of inquiry: the culture of war." --Steven L. Kaplan, Goldwin Smith Professor of European History, Cornell University

"A mesmerizing account that illuminates not just the Napoleonic wars but all of modern history... it reads like a novel." --Lynn Hunt, Eugen Weber Professor of Modern European History, UCLA

"A terrific book, fresh, original and compelling. . . a brilliant account of a fundamental historical transformation." --Keith Michael Baker, Stanford University

"David Bell gives a gripping account of the transformation of European war. This is a bold and important book." --Natalie Zemon Davis, University of Toronto

"As wise at it is timely, and as rich in detail as it is grand in scope." --David Armitage, Professor of History, Harvard University

"A page turner . . . Everyone who hates wars . . . should read these pages." --Patrice Higonnet, Harvard University

"[David Bell] is one of the best prose stylists of his generation." --Steven Englund, author of Napoleon, A Political Life

"From the gripping opening paragraphs to the very end, The First Total War is . . . an historical page-turner." --Dror Wahrman, Ruth N. Halls Professor of History, Indiana University

Reseña del editor:

A distinguished historian describes how the Enlightenment and the French Revolution led to the first total war in history during the age of Napoleon, when such embodiments of modern-day warfare--conscription, guerrilla warfare, unconditional surrender, disregard for the rules of combat, civilian mobilization, and more--made their first appearance. Reprint.

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• Verlag: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0618919813
• ISBN 13: 9780618919819
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 420