| Popular Resistance in the French Wars 2005 Edition Contributor(s): Esdaile, Charles (Author) |
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ISBN: 1403938261 ISBN-13: 9781403938268 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2004 Annotation: In Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany and Russia outraged peasants and townsfolk rose against Napoleon's armies and fell upon them without mercy. From these insurrections we get the modern word "guerrilla," but did armed civilians really play an important a role in the struggle? In this collection of essays a group of specialists on the Napoleonic epoch tease out the question, and arrive at some startling conclusions. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - General - History | Europe - France - History | Modern - General |
| Dewey: 940.273 |
| LCCN: 2004053529 |
| Physical Information: 0.71" H x 5.88" W x 8.88" (1.14 lbs) 233 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 |
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| Publisher Description: In the Napoleonic period warfare ceased to be a matter for armies alone, but also became an affair of the people. So, at least, runs the usual claim. In Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany and Russia outraged peasants and townsfolk rose against the French armies and fell upon them without mercy. From these insurrections we get the modern word 'guerrilla', but did armed civilians really play an important a role in the struggle? In this collection of essays a group of specialists on the Napoleonic epoch tease out the question, and arrive at some startling conclusions. |