The Cambridge History of the Napoleonic Wars: Volume 1, Politics and Diplomacy (Hardback)
Michael Broers (editor), Philip Dwyer (editor)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 28/02/2022
ISBN: 9781108424370
Hardcover: 625 p. 25 Maps; 30 Halftones, black and white
Volume I of The Cambridge History of the Napoleonic Wars covers the international foreign political dimensions of the wars and the social, legal, political and economic structures of the Empire. Leading historians from around the world come together to discuss the different aspects of the origins of the Napoleonic Wars, their international political implications and the concrete ways the Empire was governed. This volume begins by looking at the political context that produced the Napoleonic Wars and setting it within the broader context of eighteenth century great power politics in the Age of Revolution. It considers the administration and governance of the Empire, including with France's client states and the role of the Bonaparte family in the Empire. Further chapters in the volume examine the war aims of the various protagonists and offer an overall assessment of the nature of war in this period.
Table of Contents:
List of Figures; List of Maps; List of Contributors to Volume I; Acknowledgements; General Introduction Alan Forrest; Introduction to Volume I Michael Broers and Philip Dwyer; Part I. The Origins of the Napoleonic Wars: 1. Great Power Politics in the Second Half of the Eighteenth Century Horst Carl; 2. British Colonial Politics in an Age of European War and Creole Rebellion Bruce Lenman; 3. War in the Eighteenth Century Jeremy Black; 4. The Age of Revolutions: Napoleon Bonaparte Annie Jourdan; 5. From Cosmopolitanism to la Grande Nation: French Revolutionary Diplomacy, 1789-1802 Peter McPhee; 6. The French Revolutionary Wars Lynn Hunt; Part II. Napoleon and His Empire: 7. The Bonapartes Michael Broers; 8. The Napoleonic Elites Isser Woloch; 9. Administration, Police and Governance Michael Rowe; 10. Law, Justice, Policing and Punishment Xavier Rousseaux and Antoine Renglet; 11. Napoleonic Wars and Economic Imperialism Silvia Marzagalli; 12. Napoleon and The Church Ambrogio Caiani; 13. Napoleon's Client States Nicola Todorov; Part III. War Aims: 14. French Preponderance and the European System Thierry Lentz; 15. Habsburg Grand Strategy in the Napoleonic Wars Charles Ingrao and John Fahey; 16. Prussian Foreign Policy and War Aims, 1790-1815 Sam Mustafa and Samantha Sproviero; 17. British War Aims, 1793-815 John Bew and Jacqueline Reiter; 18. Alexander I's Objectives in the Franco-Russian Wars, 1801-1815 Marie-Pierre Rey; 19. Ottoman War Aims Virginia Aksan; 20. Spain and Portugal Emilio La Parra; 21. War Aims: Scandinavia Rasmus Glenthøj; Bibliographical Essays; Index.
I see on the link, publication at January 2023, - 175 US Dollars - wow.
Thank you for the information; at least the 2nd volume sounds promising, as the authors are well known experts.
I contacted Cambridge university press for review samples for the „German audience“ - if they send reviewing copies I‘ll announce my opinion here, too.
Greetings from Berlin
Markus Stein
Volume 2 is finally announced
The Cambridge History of the Napoleonic Wars, Volume 2. Fighting the Napoleonic Wars
EDITORS: Bruno Colson & Alexander Mikaberidze
Jan, 2023
ISBN: 9781108417662
The Napoleonic Wars saw almost two decades of brutal fighting. Fighting took place on an unprecedented scale, from the frozen wastelands of Russia to the rugged mountains of the Peninsula; from Egypt's Lower Nile to the bloody battlefield of New Orleans. Volume II of The Cambridge History of the Napoleonic Wars provides a comprehensive guide to the Napoleonic Wars and weaves together the four strands – military, naval, economic, and diplomatic - that intertwined to make up one of the greatest conflicts in history. Written by a team of the leading Napoleonic scholars, this volume provides an authoritative and comprehensive analysis of why the nations went to war, the challenges they faced and how the wars were funded and sustained. It sheds new light not only on the key battles and campaigns but also on questions of leadership, strategy, tactics, guerrilla warfare, recruitment, supply, and weaponry.
Table of Contents
List of Figures List of Maps List of Tables List of Contributors to Volume II Introduction to Volume II Part I. The Nature of Warfare in the Napoleonic Era 23. Military Strategy and Tactics Bruno Colson 24. Siege Warfare Bruno Colson 25. Small Wars and Guerrilla Fighting John Lawrence Tone 26. Maritime Warfare Andrew Lambert Part II. The State of the Armed Forces 27. Napoleon's Grande Armée Jean-François Brun 28. The Austrian Army Ilya Berkovich 29. The Prussian Army Michael Sikora 30. The Russian Army Dominic Lieven 31. The British Army Gregory Fremont-Barnes 32. The Royal Navy Stephen Conway 33. The French Navy Kenneth Johnson Part III. Raising and Supplying the Armies 34. Logistics and Supply Jeremy Black, Frederick Schneid, Alexander Mikaberidze and John H. Gill 35. Arms and Weaponry Gareth Glover 36. Funding War (1): Napoleonic France Pierre Branda 37. Funding War (2): Britain Roger Knight 38. Funding War (3): The Habsburg Empire Patrick Swoboda Part IV. Napoleon's Military Campaigns in Europe 39. Napoleon's Italian Campaigns, 1796-1800 Frederick Schneid 40. The Ulm and Austerlitz Campaigns, 1805 Jacques Garnier and Alexander Mikaberidze 41. The Campaign of 1806-07 in Prussia and Poland Frederick Schneid 42. The Peninsular War, 1808-14 Charles Esdaile 43. The 1809 Campaign against Austria John H. Gill 44. The Russian Campaign of 1812 Alex Mikaberidze 45. The 1813 Campaign in Central Europe Michael Leggiere 46. The Campagne de France of 1814 Michael Leggiere 47. The Hundred Days and Waterloo, 1815 Tim Clayton Part V. Other Spheres of War 48. The Napoleonic Wars in Scandinavia Morten Nordhagen Ottosen 49. The War at Sea: Trafalgar and Beyond James Davey 50. Haiti, Slavery and the War in the Caribbean Philippe Girard 51. The Egyptian Campaign and the Middle East Alexander Chudinov 52. War and Piracy in the Atlantic World Scott Eastman 53. The War of 1812 in the United States Troy Bickham 54. The First Total War? The Place of the Napoleonic Wars in the History of Warfare David A. Bell Bibliographical Essays Index
Yes, the volumes have different editors and release dates. No info on vol. 2, but the other volumes have just been announced. The set will probably be an academic standard when it comes out.
Sounds interesting! Is there a volume 2 planned for a later release?
The Cambridge History of the Napoleonic Wars: Volume 3, Experience, Culture and Memory
Forrest, Alan (Editor), Hicks, Peter (Editor)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 30/4/2022
ISBN: 9781108417679
Volume III of the Cambridge History of the Napoleonic Wars moves away from the battlefield to explore broader questions of society and culture. Leading scholars from around the globe show how the conflict left its mark on virtually every aspect of society. They reflect on the experience of the soldiers who fought in them, examining such matters as military morale, ideas of honour and masculinity, the treatment of wounds and the fate of prisoners-of-war; and they explore social issues such as the role of civilians, women's experience, trans-border encounters and the roots of armed resistance. They also demonstrates how the experience of war was inextricably linked to empire and the wider world. Individual chapters discuss the depiction of the Wars in literature and the arts and their lasting impact on European culture. The volume concludes by examining the memory of the Wars and their legacy for the nineteenth-century world.
Table of Contents:
List of Figures; List of Maps; List of Contributors to Volume III; Introduction to Volume III Alan Forrest and Peter Hicks; Part I. The Experience of War: 1. The Soldiers' Experience of War Leighton S. James; 2. Military Values: Heroism and Masculinity Michael J. Hughes; 3. Military Medicine Martin R. Howard; 4. Women and the Home Front Catriona Kennedy; 5. Prisoners of War Elodie Duché; Part II. The Experience of Imperial Rule: 6. Blockade and Economic Warfare Katherine Aaslestad; 7. Crossing Borders: Encounters with the Other Mike Rapport; 8. Popular Resistance: The Case of Napoleonic Italy Michael Broers; 9. Collaboration: The Case of the Duchy of Warsaw Jaroslaw Czubaty; 10. Military Resistance: Desertion Alan Forrest; 11. Liberation: Myth and Reality in Germany Ute Planert; Part III. War, Culture and Memory; 12. Memoirs and the Communication of Memory Philip Dwyer and Matilda Greig; 13. Festivals, Ceremonies and Public Commemorations Philip Dwyer; 14. The Portrayal of Heroism Richard Taws; 15. The Fine Arts and the Napoleonic Wars David O'Brien; 16. Poets and Novelists: Writing the Memory of War Philip Shaw; 17. Political Keyboard Music in Revolutionary and Napoleonic France: 'The Battle' Peter Hicks; 18. The Napoleonic Wars in Caricature Pascal Dupuy; 19. The Napoleonic Wars in European Cinema Wolfgang Koller; 20. Nostalgia, or a Ruin with a View Peter A. Fritzsche; Part IV. The Aftermath and Legacy of the Wars: 21. Demobilization, Veterans and Civil Society after the Empire in France Natalie Petiteau; 22. The Impact of the Napoleonic Wars on Europe's Nineteenth-Century Gender Order Karen Hagemann; 23. Jomini, Clausewitz and the Theory of War Hew Strachan; 24. The Legacy of Counter-Revolution: Conservative Ideology and Legitimism in France Ambrogio A. Caiani; 25. Bonapartism Robert Alexander; 26. The Legacy of the Wars for the International System Beatrice de Graff; 27. The Dislocation of the Global Hispanic World Graciela Iglesias Rogers; 28. Global Empire: Britain's Century, 1815-1914 Gregory Fremont-Barnes; 29. The Napoleonic Wars and Realms of Memory in Europe Nicoletta Marini D'Armenia and Luigu Mascilli Migliorini; Bibliographical Essays; Index.