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From Valmy to Waterloo

France at War, 1792-1815

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  • © 2011

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Authors:
  1. Marie-Cécile Thoral

    1. Modern European History, Sheffield Hallam University, UK

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Part of the book series: War, Culture and Society, 1750–1850 (WCS)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-12

  3. Battle Experience

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    Pages 13-44

  4. The War at Sea

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    Pages 45-71

  5. The Body in War

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    Pages 72-98

  6. Troop Morale and Military Unity

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    Pages 99-120

  7. From Individual Experience to Collective Identities

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    Pages 121-146

  8. War and the Economy

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    Pages 147-174

  9. Civilians in the War

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    Pages 175-208

  10. Conclusion

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    Pages 209-217

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 218-254
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About this book

Drawing on a wide range of primary sources, this book investigates the everyday human experience of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars by French military and civilians, the impact of these wars on the French nation and society, and the rise of a new kind of war in the West at the turn of the nineteenth century.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Modern European History, Sheffield Hallam University, UK

    Marie-Cécile Thoral

About the author

MARIE-CECILE THORAL is Senior Lecturer in Modern International and European History at Sheffield Hallam University, UK. Previously she taught at Coventry University and held a post-doctoral Research Fellowship in Modern History at the University of York from 2006 to 2008, in the research project 'Nation, Borders, Identities: The Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars in European Memories,' funded by the AHRC.

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