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Subtitled, "Napoleon's Europe & The Birth Of Modern Warfare". Explains how the Enlightenment and the French Revolution spawned the first total war, and how this legacy haunts us today. 'A brilliantly original work of military history' "Sunday Times"
Synopsis
Explores how the Enlightenment and the French Revolution spawned the first total war - and how this legacy continues to haunts us.