
The First Total War: Napoleon’s Europe and the Birth of Warfare as We Know It
David A. Bell
The First Total War: Napoleon’s Europe and the Birth of Warfare as We Know It
David A. Bell
#3332 of 3,809 books · #1045 in History
Shortlisted for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History (2007).
Describes how the Enlightenment and the French Revolution led to the first total war in history during the age of Napoleon, when embodiments of modern-day warfare such as conscription, guerrilla warfare, and unconditional surrender made their first appearance.
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- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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- 9780618349654
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Awards
- Los Angeles Times Book Prize for HistoryShortlisted(2007)
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