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Few individuals have left
as deep an influence on
their time as did
Germaine de Stael, one
of the greatest
intellectuals of her age,
whose works have
influenced entire
cultures, eras, and
disciplines. This book
reflects on the history
of France, and the state
of public opinion in
France at the Accession
of Louis XVI.
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The first study of how
Genevan Etienne Dumont,
and his traumatic
experience of the French
Revolution, shaped the
reception and
presentation of
'Benthamism' and masked
the true face of Jeremy
Bentham, one of the
architects of modern
society who visualised a
new world based on the
values of transparency,
accountability, and
economy.
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Two hundred years ago,
Britain and France were
locked in a brutal
struggle for supremacy.
The struggle for the
empire involved military
campaigns and political
intrigue around the
globe. This book uses
research and reports from
military officers,
sailors and diplomats to
bring to life a period
that marked the beginning
of the world as we know
it.
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A survey of the changing
nature of the Yugoslav
ideal, demonstrating why
Yugoslavism was
championed at different
times, and by whom.
Covering the period from
the 1850s to the death of
Tito in 1980, Drapac
places Yugoslavia in an
international context and
examines it largely, but
not exclusively, from a
transnational
perspective.
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Drawing on a wide range
of primary sources, this
book investigates the
everyday human experience
of the Revolutionary and
Napoleonic wars by French
military and civilians,
the impact of these wars
on the French nation and
society, and the rise of
a new kind of war in the
West at the turn of the
nineteenth century.
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Offers an original
perspective on the
social, political and
ideological
transformation of Ottoman
Crete within the
nationalist context of
the late nineteenth
century. It focuses on
the Cretan revolts of
1896 and 1897, and
examines the
establishment of the
autonomous Cretan State
and the withdrawal of
Ottoman troops from the
island in 1898.
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While the war on land saw
the rise of the greatest
soldier the world had
known - Napoleon
Buonaparte - the war at
sea had the unprecedented
genius of Horatio Nelson.
Written with intriguing
insight about the
parallels between the two
historic figures, the
author also tells the
story of the daily lives
of the sailors on board
the fighting ships.
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This volume asks which
national histories
underpinned which
national identity
constructions in almost
every nation state in
Europe during the
nineteenth and twentieth
centuries. It explores
the construction of
national identities
through history writing
and analyses their
interrelationship with
histories of
ethnicity/race, class
and religion.
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This volume asks which
national histories
underpinned which
national identity
constructions in almost
every nation state in
Europe during the
nineteenth and twentieth
centuries. It explores
the construction of
national identities
through history writing
and analyzes their
interrelationship with
histories of
ethnicity/race, class
and religion.
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A study of the life,
career, beliefs and
motives of Cavour, first
prime minister of Italy.
This was a position which
he created, as it did
not exist when his career
began. Topics covered
include the argument that
Cavour was more
interested in increasing
Piedmont's power than in
Italian unification.
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Details what happened in
France during the year
1789, the first year of
the French Revolution.
This book offers an
introduction that
provides a short
intellectual biography of
Georges Lefebvre and a
critical appraisal of the
book after the research
and reassessment of three
generations of
historians.
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Presents a critique of
the ancien regime, with
its venality, oppression
and inequality, yet
acknowledges the reforms
introduced under Louis
XVI, and claiming that
the post-Revolution state
was in many ways as
tyrannical as that of the
King. This book raises
questions about liberty,
nationalism and justice.
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Jonathan Israel's radical
new account of the late
Enlightenment highlights
forgotten currents and
figures. Running counter
to mainstream thinking,
he demonstrates how a
group of
philosophe-revolutionnaires
provided the intellectual
powerhouse of the French
Revolution, and how
their ideas connect with
modern Western democracy.
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In 1870 Bismarck, Prime
Minister of Prussia,
engineered a war with
France that would result
in the fall of the Second
Empire. It was the first
modern European war and
saw the use of bolt
action rifles, machine
guns, railway transport
and professional general
staffs.
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Wellington was faced by
80, 000 men of the Army
of Portugal under Marshal
Massena. At Bussaco on 27
September the
British/Portuguese force
offered battle. This
title shows how Bussaco
was both a stinging
defeat for the French
army and a demonstration
of the quality of the
Portuguese army.
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The formidable economic
power and political
influence the new Germany
is likely to exert in
Europe make more
desirable than ever an
understanding of its
past. The latest edition
of Carr's classic text
and been thoroughly
revised and includes a
chapter on the revolution
of 1989-90.
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The collapse of the
Ottoman Empire resulted
in the birth of new
nation states in the
Balkans in the late
nineteenth and early
twentieth centuries. This
title explores the
effects of the Ottoman
reform era upon Balkan
societies in order to
shed light on the history
of this region during the
early nation-state
period.
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Jurgen Kocka is one of
the foremost historians
of Germany whose work has
been devoted to the
integration of different
genres of the social and
economic history of
Europe during the period
of industrialization.
This collection of essays
gives a representative
sample of his effort to
develop, by reference to
Marx and Weber, new and
powerful analysis.
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A. J. P. Taylor examines
the relations of the
Great Powers, when
Europe was still the
centre of the world.
Written in
characteristically
vigorous prose, this is
a challenging and
original diplomatic
history, that also
considers the political
and economic forces which
made continental war
inevitable.
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In the period 1890-1914,
the business elite in
Germany turned their
economy into the most
dynamic in Europe. This
study combines
quantitative data on the
502 wealthiest
businessmen of the time
with material from public
and private papers and
200 autobiographies.
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Interpreting the
German--Polish
relationship according to
a paradigm of 'synthesis'
between nations, this
book examines the process
and socio-political
effects of how conflict
and contradiction between
Germans and Poles gave
rise to mentalities and
behaviours that were
'transnational';
representing the
harmonization of the
national dichotomy.
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Examines the relationship
between representations
of Armenia and the
political and
humanitarian responses to
atrocity, genocide and
the refugee crisis. This
book shows how Armenia
and Armenians were
portrayed in Britain at a
decisive moment in modern
history (1879-1925). It
is suitable for scholars
of modern British
history, and Armenian
history.
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A clear analytical
narrative of the French
Assembly of Notables of
1787. John Hardman brings
together the various
facets of this seminal
assembly, which have
generally been considered
in isolation (the king,
the royal council, the
Notables, the role of
Necker, and of the
public) into a single
integrated account.
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At the dawn of the
nineteenth century, the
Duchy of Coburg, ruled
by the
Saxe-Coburg-Saalfield
(later Saxe-Coburg-Gotha)
family, was a small,
impoverished German
fiefdom. Less than fifty
years later their
finances were healthy and
they held, or were
closely related to, many
of the crowns of Europe.
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This study traces the
sweep of intellectual
development in Germany
since the French
Revolution. As well as
chronicling historic
events, the book deals
in detail with the
contributions of
philosophers, poets and
novelists alongside those
of parlimentarians and
generals.
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This Companion provides
an overview of European
history during the "long"
nineteenth century, from
1789 to 1914. Consists of
32 chapters written by
leading international
scholars. Balances
coverage of political,
diplomatic and
international history
with discussion of
economic, social and
cultural concerns.
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Restoration and
Risorgimento is an
accessible and
thought-provoking
introduction to the
history of Italian
Unification. Drawing on
the most recent research,
this book guides readers
through the period,
examining how the
politically fragmented
Italian peninsula was
transformed into a united
state.
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Opening with the
accession of Louis XVI in
1774, this book traces
the history of France
through revolution,
terror, and
counter-revolution, to
the triumph of Napoleon
in 1802, and analyses
the impact of events both
in France itself and the
rest of Europe. It shows
how a movement which
began with optimism and
enthusiasm soon became a
tragedy.
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In the turbulent
political and social
landscape of
Revolutionary France,
dress played a major role
in defining and
displaying new
identities. Drawing on a
wide range of documentary
and visual sources, this
book offers a vivid
picture of the highly
charged politics of
Revolutionary
appearances.
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Historians have long
believed that Catholics
were late and ambivalent
supporters of the German
nation. Rebecca Ayako
Bennette's bold new
interpretation
demonstrates definitively
that from the beginning
in 1871, when Wilhelm I
was proclaimed Kaiser of
a unified Germany,
Catholics were actively
promoting a German
national identity for the
new Reich.
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A discussion of the
two-year campaign in
Northern Italy (1813-14)
within the larger context
of the Napoleonic Wars.
Outnumbered by three to
one, the French
commander, Eugene
Beauharnais fought an
outstanding campaign,
covering all of
Napoleon's southern
front.
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A comprehensive AS and
A-level History text on
Europe in the late
nineteenth and twentieth
centuries, written by
experienced teachers who
are also examiners.
Includes historical
interpretations,
document source
questions, explanation
of difficult words and
concepts and a study
skills section for exam
preparation.
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Offers an account of how
the French tried and
failed to come up with a
stable regime for
themselves. This book
reveals a country with a
gap between Paris and the
provinces, in which
feminism had its own,
tortured history, and
which managed to lie at
the heart of modernity
and yet was agonised by a
sense of its fall from
former greatness.
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Just after half past nine
on the morning of Sunday
1 November 1755, the end
of the world came to the
city of Lisbon.
Portugal's proud capital
was struck by a massive
earthquake. This book
paints a picture of a
city and society changed
for ever by a day of
terror, describing in
detail the quake itself
and its immediate
aftermath.
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A widespread and still
contemporary political
phenomenon that exercises
a profound effect on
societies, settler
colonialism structures
relationships both
historically and
culturally diverse. This
book assesses the
distinctive feature of
settler colonialism, and
discusses its political,
sociological, economic
and cultural
consequences.
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The age of nationalism in
the eastern Mediterranean
world began with the
Greek revolt against
Ottoman rule. Exploring
the power struggles which
followed, this book
focuses on Britain's role
in the expansion of
Greece as an independent
nation-state, and on the
engagement between
British power and
Hellenic nationalism.
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Sweden under Carolus XII
had lost its supremacy,
and Russia under Peter
the Great emerged as the
major power in the
region. This book offers
a description and
analysis of the terrible
plague epidemic that
ravaged the Baltic region
in the years between 1709
and 1713 - at the same
time when the region was
razed by the Great
Northern War (1700-21).
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In September 1854, the
armies of Britain,
France and Turkey invaded
Russia. In the months
that followed over half a
million soldiers fell.
They died from bullet
wounds and shrapnel,
cholera and disease,
starvation and freezing.
The Crimean War was a
medieval conflict fought
in a modern age. This
book traces the war's
causes.
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Just after half past nine
on the morning of Sunday
1 November 1755, the end
of the world came to the
city of Lisbon.
Portugal's proud capital
was struck by a massive
earthquake. Drawing on
primary sources, Edward
Paice paints a vivid
picture of a city and
society changed for ever
by a day of terror.
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This study emphasizes the
role of Napoleon as the
heir and executor of the
French Revolution,
rather than as the
liquidator of
revolutionary ideals.
Napoleon is portrayed as
part of the Revolution,
preserving its social
gains and consecrating
the triumph of the
bourgeoisie.
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Historians traditionally
claim to be
myth-breakers, but
national history since
the nineteenth century
shows quite a record in
myth-making. This
exciting new volume
compares how national
historians in Europe have
handled the opposing
pulls of fact and fiction
and shows which narrative
strategies have
contributed to the
success of national
histories.
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This study provides an
introductory overview of
Napoleon's impact on
France and Europe. It
explores his origins and
personality, assesses
his contribution to the
crucial changes in the
conduct of warfare during
this period, and
examines the reasons for
his ultimate defeat.
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The French Revolution of
1789 represents a crucial
moment in the birth of
the modern world; its
politics and ideas
inspired widespread
upheaval throughout
Europe. This text
examines "Revolutionary
France" as a whole,
exploring issues of
politics and society,
culture, and economics.
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Nationalism was
ubiquitous in
nineteenth-century
Europe. Yet, we know
little about what the
nation meant to ordinary
people. In this book,
both renowned historians
and younger scholars try
to answer this question.
This book will appeal to
specialists in the field
but also offers helpful
reading for any college
and university course on
nationalism.
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At the offset there were
not one, but two
revolutions: egalitarian
and authoritarian. The
tension between the two
characterized the period
and shaped the Republic
that in the end emerged
from the ruins of the
Ancient Regime. The
author provides an
account of the years
leading up to the
Revolution and of the
Revolution itself.
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Traces Robespierre's life
from a troubled childhood
in provincial Arras to
the idealist, fighting
for the rights of the
people, and sweeping on
to the leader prepared to
sign the death warrant
for his closest friends.
This narrative talks
about the Revolution and
its hero, helping us to
understand how ideals and
fanaticism can go hand in
hand.
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Arthur Wellesley, first
duke of Wellington
(1769-1852), was one of
the greatest military
commanders in history and
is best known as the
successful opponent at
Waterloo of arguably the
leading general of all
time, Napoleon
Bonaparte. Part of
"Potomac's Military
Profiles" series, this
title offers his
biography.
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Attempts to reframe our
understanding of
Napoleon. This book
creates a different
context for Napoleon's
career. It sees the
battles as almost
side-effects, the
consequences of rulers
being willing to take the
immense risks of fighting
or supporting Napoleon -
risks that could result
in the extinction of
entire countries and
regimes.
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The Revolutionary and
Napoleonic Wars had an
enduring influence on the
collective memory of all
European nations and
regions, and have given
them an international
dimension. These essays
look at how the French
Wars were remembered in
personal diaries,
paintings and literature,
allowing a comparative
analysis with
atransnational
perspective.
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An account of the Battle
of Vimeiro in 1808. The
battle was part of a
string of victories over
the French for the future
Duke of Wellington. It
liberated Portugal from
French occupation and
secured the vital base
from which to prosecute
the war in Spain.
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The most decisive battle
of the entire Peninsular
War is described in this
volume of the "Campaign"
series. Wellington
smashed Marmont's French
Army and pursued its
shattered remnants,
leading to the famous
cavalry charge of the
King's German Legion at
Garcia Hernandez.
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Fought on 18th June 1815,
Waterloo is one of the
best known of all battles
in history ending 25
years of Napoleonic Wars.
Waterloo pitted two of
the greatest commanders
of the period against
each other - Napoleon,
who had marched in
triumph, Wellington,
the victor of the
Peninsula and Blucher.
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On 28 March 1854 Queen
Victoria's government
announced that Britain
had declared war on
Russia. Few conflicts
have provoked as much
debate as the Crimean
War. This illustrated
history gives a unique
pictorial insight into
the war, presenting
illustrations from one of
the early pioneers of
photography.
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In 1831, a young
princess is forced to
leave her home in Brazil
and follow her father
into exile. After the
forcible overthrow of her
tyrannical uncle, she is
crowned Queen of Portugal
and dutifully and bravely
lives out an existence
that is informed by
painful experiences -
spiritual loneliness,
revolts and opposition to
her rule, and more.
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Napoleon's invasion of
Egypt in 1798 was the
first attack on a Middle
Eastern country by a
Western power in modern
times. He was just
twenty-eight when he
invaded Egypt and it was
an episode which
contained in embryo many
seminal events in his
later life. This work
looks at his epic
military victories and
his declaration of
himself as emperor.
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Giuseppe Garibaldi, the
Italian revolutionary
leader and popular hero,
was among the best-known
figures of the nineteenth
century. This book seeks
to examine his life and
the making of his cult,
to assess its impact,
and understand its
surprising success.
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New for the 2008
specifications this title
covers material from the
accession of Tsar
Alexander II to the
forced resignation of
Nikita Khrushchev. With
historical
interpretations,
document source
questions, explanation
of difficult words and
concepts, a study skills
section for exam
preparation and visuals
to support learning
available online.
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Looks at the life of the
last Romanovs. This book
shows us how the whole
enterprise worked, from
Tsar Nicholas to his
lowest cook and
chambermaid. It captures
the essence and the scope
of life at the court of
Nicholas II. It is
suitable for historians
and biographers.
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Guides the reader through
a momentous period in
modern history, from the
Franco-Prussian War of
1870-71 to the outbreak
of the First World War in
1914. This book provides
coverage of Great Power
rivalry in Africa and
China as well as Europe.
It focuses on Germany's
role in European
diplomacy, during the
eras of Bismarck and
Kaiser William II.
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Captures the essence of
the huge transformations
that have taken place in
France since the late
nineteenth century. In a
set of thematic chapters,
an international team of
historians has produced a
re-evaluation of modern
French history. This is
the concluding volume in
the "Short Oxford History
of France" series.
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Gregory Claeys explores
the reception of the
French Revolution in
Britain through the
medium of its leading
interpreters. Claeys
argues that the major
figures - Thomas Paine,
Edmund Burke, Mary
Wollstonecraft, William
Godwin and John Thelwall
- collectively laid the
foundations for political
debate for the following
century, and longer.
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Welsh Ballads of the
French Revolution (1793 -
1815) is an edition of
ballads composed in the
Welsh language during a
momentous period in the
history of Western
civilization. The texts
respond to the upheavals
of the Revolutionary
decade and its afermath,
as people in Britain
began to react to the
violent deaths of the
French monarchs.
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A new and revised edition
of Alan Sked's book,
which examines how the
Habsburg Empire survived
the revolutionary turmoil
of 1848. The author
widens the discussion to
look at the Habsburg
Empire alongside the
decline of the Russian
and German Empires.
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Looking at women,
business and finance in
the nineteenth century,
this book takes a look at
women's roles in finance
and investment,
family-owned businesses,
retailing, service
activities, and the
artisanal trades. It
reveals that elite and
middle-class women often
manipulated financial
resources in a highly
sophisticated manner.
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This title explores the
process of decolonization
of France's largest
colony, French West
Africa. The author
challenges the
traditional dichotomy
between "imperial" and
"colonial" history, and
asks was successful
decolonization achieved
largely by accident.
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The book is part of
Edexcel's own series of
resources for the GCE
2008 specification, and
is designed to provide
students with the best
preparation possible for
their examinations.
Packed full of exam tips
and activities, students
can be sure they will
develop all the
historical skills they
need to be fully
prepared.
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It is the aim of this
text to describe Leopold
II without prejudice. The
text presents many
aspects of his life: as a
most ruthless negotiator;
as the cold father; and
as the sensual ancient
riding his tricycle at
Vilefranche-sur-Mer to
pedal round to the villa
of a young mistress.
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This title explores the
process of decolonization
of France's largest
colony, French West
Africa. The author
challenges the
traditional dichotomy
between "imperial" and
"colonial" history, and
asks was successful
decolonization achieved
largely by accident.
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On 25 October 1854,
during the Crimean War,
the Light Brigade of the
British Cavalry Division
made the most magnificent
and most brutal charge in
military history. Almost
700 men armed with sabre
and lance, charged
straight at the muzzles
of Russian cannons.
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Napoleon, as a young
artilleryman, was
trained with the
Gribeauval system,
created to standardize
the French field
artillery. This work
deals with 4-, 8- and
12-pdr guns, light 1-pdr
guns and later
innovations such as the
6-pdr gun, which were
used by Napoleon in
Italy, Germany and
Austria.
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Tells the story of the
heroism of the ordinary
soldiers, through
eye-witness accounts of
the men who fought and
those who survived the
terrible winter of
1854-55. To
contemporaries, it was
'The Great War with
Russia' - fought not only
in the Black Sea and the
Crimea, but also in the
Baltic, the Arctic, the
Pacific, and the
Caucasus.
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The battle of Austerlitz,
fought in 1805, against
the combined forces of
two other empires -
Austria and Russia - was
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Leon Daudet was the son
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The major fortresses of
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on to look at the growth
of revolutionary
movements which would
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Based on a re-reading of
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continental war. It
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actions and decisions of
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Between 1780-1918,
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Designed to accompany the
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the exotic and Oriential.
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Charts the French
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Tracing the development
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By July 1757, in the
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A study of Germany
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AS and A Level
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battle, with additional
comments about the
tactics employed, and
the qualities of the
generals and the men they
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Suitable for students
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nature of Russian
government and its impact
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this period at
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Just six or seven
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matches the resonances
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matched by
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A collection that brings
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Appeal from the New to
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Presents a comprehensive
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An examination of the
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Presents military history
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war in 1870. On 4 August
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For centuries Spain had
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destroyed its navy and
French and British armies
marching across it at
will. The result was a
war which killed over a
million Spaniards and
ended its empire. This
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disjuncture between the
patriotic expectations of
elites and the sentiments
expressed in popular
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imagery. It shows how the
peasant recruit was
separated from his
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mores.
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This study on 18th
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this ambivalent
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in the Habsburg monarchy,
which later inspired
movements around
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Born in Kincardine in
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two of the most
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conspiracy theories in
Russian history. This
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mysteries surrounding
Wylie's life and his
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Romanov dynasty.
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Written for the AS/A2
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selected topics. Covering
almost 150 years between
unification and
reunification, with an
emphasis on the interwar
years, it encourages
students to know the
issues that have affected
German history during
this period, and
consider important
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