Conscription in the Napoleonic Era: A Revolution in Military Affairs? (Cass Military Studies)

By: Donald Stoker and Frederick C. Schneid and Harold D. Blanton

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Synopsis: This edited volume explores conscription in the Napoleonic era, tracing the roots of European conscription and exploring the many methods that states used to obtain the manpower they needed to prosecute their wars. The levée-en-masse of the French Revolution has often been cited as a ‘Revolution in Military Affairs’, but was it truly a ‘revolutionary’ break with past European practices of raising armies, or an intensification of the scope and scale of practices already inherent in the European military system? This international collection of scholars demonstrate that European conscription has far deeper roots than has been previously acknowledged, and that its intensification during the Napoleonic era was more an ‘evolutionary’ than ‘revolutionary’ change. This book will be of much interest to students of Military History, Strategic Studies, Strategic History and European History.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 224 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781134270095
Related ISBNs:: 9780203674048, 9780415349994, 9780415349994, 9780415758918, 9780415758918
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 04/28/20
Copyrighted By:: Taylor and Francis
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Military, Nonfiction
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Donald Stoker
Edited by:: Frederick C. Schneid
Edited by:: Harold D. Blanton