POPULAR RESISTANCE IN THE FRENCH WARS: PATRIOTS, PARTISANS AND LAND PIRATES; ED. BY CHARLES J. ESDAILE

In Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany and Russia outraged peasants and townsfolk rose against Napoleon's armies and fell upon them without mercy. From these insurrections we get the modern word "guerrilla", but did armed civilians really play an important a role in the struggle? In this collection of essays a group of specialists on the Napoleonic epoch tease out the question, and arrive at some startling conclusions. In The Napoleonic Period, Warfare Ceased To Be A Matter For Armies Alone - It Also Became An Affair Of The People, Or So Runs The Usual Claim. In Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany And Russia Outraged Peasants And Townsfolk Rose Against The French Armies And Fell Upon Them Without Mercy. From These Insurrections We Get The Modern Word 'guerrilla', But Did Armed Civilians Really Play An Important Role In The Struggle? In This Collection Of Essays Specialists On The Napoleonic Epoch Tease Out The Question, And Arrive At Some Starting Conclusions.--jacket. Patriots, Partisans And Land Pirates In Retrospect / Charles J. Esdaile -- The Ubiquitous Brigand / Alan Forrest -- Guerrilla Warfare Avant La Lettre / Martin Boycott-brown -- Resistance, Collaboration Or Third Way? / Michael Rowe -- Popular Resistance In Catalonia / Antonio Moliner Prada -- The Anatomy Of A Research Project / Charles J. Esdaile And Leonor Hernandez Enviz -- Regulating The Irregulars / Vittorio Scotti-douglas -- The Pen And The Sword / Emilie Delivre -- The Patriotism Of The Russian Army In The 'patriotic' Or 'fatherland' War Of 1812 / Janet Hartley -- Popular Resistance In Napoleonic Europe / Charles J. Esdaile. Edited By Charles J. Esdaile. The Papers Contained In Ths Volume Of Essays Were Originally Presented At A Symposium Held In The School Of History In The University Of Liverpool In September 2003--pref. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. In the Napoleonic period warfare ceased to be a matter for armies alone, but also became an affair of the people. So, at least, runs the usual claim. In Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany and Russia outraged peasants and townsfolk rose against the French armies and fell upon them without mercy. From these insurrections we get the modern word 'guerrilla', but did armed civilians really play an important a role in the struggle? In this collection of essays a group of specialists on the Napoleonic epoch tease out the question, and arrive at some startling conclusions. # Hardcover: 248 pages # Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (August 11,2005) # Language: English # ISBN-10: 1403938261 # ISBN-13: 978-1403938268 # Hardcover: 248 pages,# Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (August 11,2005),# Language: English,# ISBN-10: 1403938261,# ISBN-13: 978-1403938268