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The First Total War: Napoleon's Europe and the Birth Of Modern Warfare
[Paperback - 2008]
david a. bell
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Publisher: Bloomsbury Uk | ISBN: 9780747579625 | Pages: 0
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A brilliantly original work of military history Sunday Times

An enthralling, multi-layered analysis ... Perhaps the most thought-provoking aspects of the book are those that draw parallels with more recent times Daily Telegraph
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In this tour de force of interpretative history, David A. Bell explains that Napoleon s was the first total war in European history, when warfare was transformed into the hideous spectacle that seems ever present today.

As armies of unprecedented size were drafted across the continent, all aspects of society were bent towards total, unrelenting war. This was the most intense conflict in history, and one which became the blueprint for a complete change in the nature of warfare and statecraft.

With a historian s sharp eye for detail, Bell resurrects Napoleonic Europe and brings a new perspective to a period we thought we knew.

About the Author

I m an historian of Europe. I write principally about political culture, war, and nationalism, especially in connection to early modern France, the French Revolution, and the age of Napoleon Bonaparte. I ve been teaching at Princeton University since 2010. Before that I was at Johns Hopkins. I write frequently for publications like The London Review of Books and The Nation, and for thirty years I was a regular contributor to The New Republic. My newest books are Napoleon: A Concise Biography, and Shadows of Revolution: Reflections on France, Past and Present.

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