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Resisting Napoleon: The British Response to the Threat of Invasion, 1797–1815
Mark Philp
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Description for Resisting Napoleon: The British Response to the Threat of Invasion, 1797–1815
Hardback. The long war with Revolutionary France had a fundamental impact on British political culture. Examining the dynamics of the military conflict between the two nations in this period, this book measures its impact on their domestic political cultures, and its effect on their perceptions of each other. Editor(s): Philp, Mark. Num Pages: 264 pages, Includes 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 521.
The long war with Revolutionary France had a fundamental impact on British political culture. The most dramatic example of this is the mass mobilisation of the British people in response to French invasion threats throughout the last years of the century but, most spectacularly, in the period 1803-5, after the collapse of the Peace of Amiens, and the massing of an invasion fleet by Napoleon. The preparations for the threatened invasion had many dimensions including military and naval mobilization, the development of defensive earthworks and fortifications on the British Coast, the surveillance and monitoring of radicals identified with ... Read more
The long war with Revolutionary France had a fundamental impact on British political culture. The most dramatic example of this is the mass mobilisation of the British people in response to French invasion threats throughout the last years of the century but, most spectacularly, in the period 1803-5, after the collapse of the Peace of Amiens, and the massing of an invasion fleet by Napoleon. The preparations for the threatened invasion had many dimensions including military and naval mobilization, the development of defensive earthworks and fortifications on the British Coast, the surveillance and monitoring of radicals identified with ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780754653134
SKU
V9780754653134
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About Mark Philp
Mark Philp is based at the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford, UK.
Reviews for Resisting Napoleon: The British Response to the Threat of Invasion, 1797–1815
'... an excellent collection of 12 academic essays ... every essay is eminently readable, enjoyable and informative, even for those who have only a basic knowledge of the time...' The Tribune '... this collection provides a fantastic introduction to the sheer scale of the topic.' Journal for Maritime Research '... this is a useful addition to the literature ... Read more