02724cam a22003977a 4500 126893 20230411085743.0 130510s2013 enka b 001 0 eng d 17733031 2012277398 GBB293117 bnb 016171836 Uk 9780199590964 (pbk.) 0199590966 (pbk.) (OCoLC)ocn810946295 UKMGB eng UKMGB OCLCO BTCTA BDX YDXCP YNK ITJCU VP@ CDX FOLLT BWX IHI MUU DLC lccopycat R AC 5 V573 940.2/7 Rapport, Michael. The Napoleonic Wars : a very short introduction / Mike Rapport. 1st ed. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013. xiv, 149 p. : ill. ; 18 cm. Very short introductions ; n.344 Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-140) and index. "The Napoleonic Wars have an all-important place in the history of Europe, leaving their mark on European and world societies in a variety of ways. In many European countries, they provided the stimulus for radical social and political change--particularly in Spain, Germany, and Italy--and are frequently viewed in these places as the starting point of their modern histories. In this Very Short Introduction, Mike Rapport provides a compact overview of these pivotal wars. He begins with the French Revolution and the French Revolutionary wars of 1792-1803, which set the stage for the rise of Napoleon, and then examines the Napoleonic Wars in two acts--the years in which the French dominated the European landscape and the years when an allied Europe fought back, leading to Napoleon's final defeat at the Battle of Waterloo. Rapport sheds light on the social, political, and institutional aspects of warfare in the Napoleonic era, and he provides a fascinating discussion of the ways and means with which these wars were fought, looking at the tactics, strategies, and weaponry of the time. Finally, he illuminates the significance of the wars, and their legacy, in both specific national contexts and from a wider global perspective."--Publisher's website. Origins -- The French Revolutionary Wars, 1792-1802 -- The Napoleonic Wars, 1803-1815 -- Total war, revolutionary war -- Soldiers and civilians -- The war at sea -- The people's war. Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815. Europe Politics and government 1789-1815. Guerras napoleónicas, 1800-1815. Europa Política y gobierno 1789-1815. Very short introductions ; n.344. lcc bk rsfv 106984 106984 0 0 lcc 0 0 REF BJB BJB REF 2023-04-11 0 R AC 5 V573 00000119729 2019-02-17 00:00:00 1 2019-02-17 bk