The Savage Storm
Britain on the Brink in the Age of Napoleon
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- Hardcover
448 pages
- Release Date
27 September 2012
Summary
‘If it had not been for you English, I should have been Emperor of the East; but wherever there is water to float a ship, we are sure to find you in our way.’ - Emperor Napoleon.
But just thirty-five years earlier, Britain lacked any major continental allies and was wracked by crises and corruption. Many thought that she would follow France into revolution. The British elite had no such troubling illusions: defeat was not a possibility. Since not all shared that certainty, the resumpt…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781408701928 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1408701928 |
| Author: | David Andress |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Little, Brown |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 27 September 2012 |
| Weight: | 834g |
| Dimensions: | 170mm x 236mm x 42mm |
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“David Andress writes well …
David Andress writes well, charts the British experience of the struggle against Napoleon in a manner that is as thorough as it is enthusiastic, approaches his subject from a refreshing perspective and fills a serious gap in the historiography … The Savage Storm is a book that … should be read by all those interested in Britain’s role in the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars - Literary Review - Charles Esdaile
Andress’s vivid account of Britain’s history during the war years … He writes movingly about the reality of war, the experience of the common soldier and especially of the sailor … He shows commendable skill in interweaving the two narratives, the military and the political, to offer a convincing overview of the age - BBC History Magazine - Alan ForrestAbout The Author
David Andress
David Andress is Professor of Modern History at the University of Portsmouth, where he has taught since 1994. He is the author of a number of acclaimed studies of the French Revolution and its international context, including The French Revolution and the People (2004), The Terror (2005), and 1789 (2008). As well as broadening his writing interests to embrace the British Isles, he is currently editing the Oxford Handbook of the French Revolution.
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