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British Expeditionary Warfare and the Defeat of Napoleon, 1793-1815
Robert K Sutcliffe
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Hardback. How did Britain manage the transportation of large numbers of troops to French controlled territory during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars and successfully land them? Num Pages: 296 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 14 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; HBTM; HBWH; JWF; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 698.
How did Britain manage the transportation of large numbers of troops to French controlled territory during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars and successfully land them? Shortlisted for the Society for Nautical Research Anderson Medal 2016 Britain's naval victories in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars succeeded in protecting Britain from French invasion, but they could not of themselves defeat France. This required the support of allied armies and necessitated the shipping of large numbers of troops to, and successfully landing them on, French controlled territory - a major logistical operation. Wellington's expedition to Portugal and Spain ... Read more
How did Britain manage the transportation of large numbers of troops to French controlled territory during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars and successfully land them? Shortlisted for the Society for Nautical Research Anderson Medal 2016 Britain's naval victories in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars succeeded in protecting Britain from French invasion, but they could not of themselves defeat France. This required the support of allied armies and necessitated the shipping of large numbers of troops to, and successfully landing them on, French controlled territory - a major logistical operation. Wellington's expedition to Portugal and Spain ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
294
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843839491
SKU
V9781843839491
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Ref
99-1
Reviews for British Expeditionary Warfare and the Defeat of Napoleon, 1793-1815
An important signpost towards future research, his [Sutcliffe's] study deserves to find a wide readership.
WAR IN HISTORY BOOK REVIEWS
[S]crupulously detailed throughout; one cannot imagine another scholar ever needing to revisit this question of how transport ships were hired in this period, for example. This will be a useful reference for much future scholarship on the British ... Read more
WAR IN HISTORY BOOK REVIEWS
[S]crupulously detailed throughout; one cannot imagine another scholar ever needing to revisit this question of how transport ships were hired in this period, for example. This will be a useful reference for much future scholarship on the British ... Read more