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Witnessing the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars in German Central Europe

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Authors:
  1. Leighton S. James

    1. Department of History, University of Swansea, UK

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Part of the book series: War, Culture and Society, 1750–1850 (WCS)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    • Leighton S. James
    Pages 1-11

  3. Facing the Revolution: The German States from 1789 to 1815

    • Leighton S. James
    Pages 12-41

  4. Writing War

    • Leighton S. James
    Pages 42-67

  5. Military Life and Combat

    • Leighton S. James
    Pages 68-94

  6. Captivity and Travel

    • Leighton S. James
    Pages 95-122

  7. The French Invasions

    • Leighton S. James
    Pages 123-149

  8. Resistance and Liberation

    • Leighton S. James
    Pages 150-183

  9. Conclusion

    • Leighton S. James
    Pages 184-195

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 196-281
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About this book

Drawing on a wide range of primary sources, this volume argues that although the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars are often understood as laying the foundations for total war, many eyewitnesses continued to draw upon older interpretative frameworks to make sense of the armed struggle and attendant political and social upheaval.

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“Leighton S. James’s well-researched study makes a welcome contribution to the growing literature on the experience of warfare in Central Europe during the revolutionary and Napoleonic periods. Readers of the Austrian History Yearbook should note that James incorporates all the German lands, including those of German-speakers from the Habsburg realm. … James ultimately offers nuanced coverage of a crucial and traumatic phase of Central European history.” (Brian Vick, Austrian History Yearbook, Vol. 48, 2017)

"The impression left by this book is that patriotism was something of a luxury, only to be indulged in when the worst of the storm had passed. In the round, this is a stimulating book, not least for bringing to the fore the voices of ordinary people, rather than those of statesmen and intellectuals." - European HistoryQuarterly

"The book makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic era, as well as warfare in general, by providing the first systematic analysis of eyewitness accounts from soldiers and civilians in German-speaking central Europe between 1792 and 1815." - Peter H. Wilson, University of Hull, UK

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of History, University of Swansea, UK

    Leighton S. James

About the author

Leighton S. James is Lecturer in European History at the University of Swansea, UK. His research interests include military-civilian relations, in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, labour history and social history. He has previously worked on the history of south Wales and Ruhr coalfields. He is the author of The Politics of Identity and Civil Society in Britain and Germany: The Miners in the Ruhr and South Wales, 1890-1926.

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