Encyclopedia of the Age of Political Revolutions and New Ideologies, 1760-1815

Encyclopedia of the Age of Political Revolutions and New Ideologies, 1760-1815
ISBN-10
0313049513
ISBN-13
9780313049514
Category
History
Pages
944
Language
English
Published
2007-01-01
Publisher
Greenwood Publishing Group
Author
Gregory Fremont-Barnes

Description

Covered in this encyclopedia are the people, events, and ideas that shaped the transformative political ideologies arising from the American and French Revolutions of the late eighteenth century.

Get the book

Amazon.com
Amazon.com
Search the book
eBay.com
eBay.com
Search the book

Other editions

Similar books

  • The French Revolutionary Wars
    The French Revolutionary Wars
    By Gregory Fremont-Barnes

    Europe's great powers formed two powerful coalitions against France, yet force of numbers, superior leadership and the patriotic fervour of France's citizen-soldiers not only defeated each in turn, but closed the era of small, professional ...

  • The Napoleonic Wars (4): The fall of the French empire 1813–1815
    The Napoleonic Wars (4): The fall of the French empire 1813–1815
    By Gregory Fremont-Barnes

    This volume covers Napoleon's gradual fall from power, beginning in the spring of 1813, when France prepared to face the vengeance of Russia and Prussia. quickly raising new armies composed of inexperienced conscripts and invalided veterans ...

  • The Wars of the Barbary Pirates: To the shores of Tripoli: the rise of the US Navy and Marines
    The Wars of the Barbary Pirates: To the shores of Tripoli: the rise of the US Navy and Marines
    By Gregory Fremont-Barnes

    A Rage for Glory: The Life of Commodore Stephen Decatur, USN. New York: The Free Press, ... Newburyport, MA: A. March, 1798 Fowler, William M., Jr. Jack Tars and Commodores: The American Navy, 1783–1815. Boston: Houghton Mifflin ...

  • The Napoleonic Wars (3): The Peninsular War 1807–1814
    The Napoleonic Wars (3): The Peninsular War 1807–1814
    By Gregory Fremont-Barnes

    Napoleon's occupation of the Iberian peninsula embroiled him in a protracted and costly war against British, Spanish and Portuguese forces ultimately led by one of history's greatest commanders -- the Duke of Wellington.

  • The Boer War 1899–1902
    The Boer War 1899–1902
    By Gregory Fremont-Barnes

    Victorious in its previous campaigns in Africa against native armies, Britain now confronted an altogether different foe.

  • Armies of the Napoleonic Wars
    Armies of the Napoleonic Wars
    By Gregory Fremont-Barnes

    The book will be essential reading and reference for all students of the Napoleonic era.Covers the armies of Austria, Britain, the Confederation of the Rhine, the Duchy of Warsaw, France, the Kingdom of Italy, Portugal, Prussia, Russia and ...

  • The Anglo-Afghan Wars 1839–1919
    The Anglo-Afghan Wars 1839–1919
    By Gregory Fremont-Barnes

    This book reveals the history of these three Anglo-Afghan wars, the imperial power struggles that led to conflict and the torturous experiences of the men on the ground.

  • The Indian Mutiny 1857–58
    The Indian Mutiny 1857–58
    By Gregory Fremont-Barnes

    This book, drawing on the latest sources as well as numerous first-hand accounts, explains why the sepoy armies rose up against the world's leading imperial power, details the major phases of the fighting, including the massacres at ...

  • The Jacobite Rebellion 1745–46
    The Jacobite Rebellion 1745–46
    By Gregory Fremont-Barnes

    From the landing of Bonnie Prince Charlie to the battle of Culloden, this book offers a complete overview of the Rebellion, complete with detailed maps and beautiful period illustrations.

  • The Soviet–Afghan War 1979–89
    The Soviet–Afghan War 1979–89
    By Gregory Fremont-Barnes

    The Soviet invasion of its neighbour Afghanistan in December 1979 sparked a bloody nine-year conflict in that country until Soviet forces withdrew in 1988–89, dooming the communist Afghanistan government to defeat at the hands of the ...