The Sword and the Spirit: Proceedings of the First ‘War & Peace in the Age of Napoleon’ Conference

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Zack White

The Sword and the Spirit

Proceedings of the First ‘War & Peace in the Age of Napoleon’ Conference

Zack White

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Helion & Company
28 August 2021

Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Napoleonic Wars

Series: Reason to Revolution

Presenting research from the 'War and Peace in the Age of Napoleon Conference', this book explores some of the people, personalities, and policies that shaped the conflict.

More than two hundred years on, the Napoleonic Wars still fascinates, with fresh perspectives and new information continuing to develop our understanding of the era. Drawing on cutting-edge research presented at the British Commission for Military History's inaugural 'War and Peace in the Age of Napoleon' Conference, this volume presents a rich array of papers from both established and emerging experts of the period. Featuring the work of Edward Coss, Andrew Bamford, Jacqueline Reiter, Alistair Nichols, Vanya Bellinger, Gavin Daly, Silvia Gregorio-Sainz, and Hailey Stewart, The Sword and the Spirit examines some of the people, personalities, and policies that shaped the conflict.

From assessments of Napoleon's mental state, to the actions of individuals such as Sir Home Popham and Carl von Clausewitz; from the siege of San Sebastian to the fields of Waterloo, this book considers the impacts that patronage, diplomacy, psychology, personal experiences, and the disobedience of established practices all had on the waging of war. In the process, it demonstrates the truth of Napoleon's remark that the sword will always be conquered by the spirit.

Edited by: Zack White
Imprint: Helion & Company
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 245mm, Width: 170mm,
ISBN: 9781914059315
ISBN 10: 191405931X
Series: Reason to Revolution
Pages: 196
Publication Date: 28 August 2021
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Zack White is a PhD Researcher at the University of Southampton specialising in the Napoleonic era. He is presenter of the podcast ‘The Napoleonicist’, and runs the online hub and forum www.thenapoleonicwars.net. He has previously written chapters and articles on subjects ranging from the relationship between the Duke of Wellington and his troops during the Peninsular War, to popular attitudes towards the same conflict, and morale amongst British soldiers during the period. He is currently writing on crime and punishment in the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars. A former secondary school teacher, and inaugural Editor-in-Chief of the academic journal Romance, Revolution & Reform, White is also the co-presenter of the military history review podcast ‘Khaki Malarkey’, and chairs the British Commission for Military History’s ‘Next-Gen Network’.