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The first total war
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- Book Synopsis
- 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. 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
- David A. Bell teaches French history at Johns Hopkins University and is the author of Lawyers and Citizens, which won the Pinkney Prize of the Society for French Historical Studies, and the highly acclaimed The Cult of the Nation in France. He has contributed to many American and European publications including the New York Times, Time, the Times Literary Supplementand the London Review of Books. He lives in Baltimore with his wife and two children.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780747579625
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury, (19 May 2008)
- Number of Pages
- 420
- Weight
- 291 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 198 x 129 x 26 mm
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