Dead men telling tales: Napoleonic War veterans and the military memoir industry, 1808-1914

'Dead Men Telling Tales' is an original account of the lasting cultural impact made by the autobiographies of Napoleonic soldiers over the course of the nineteenth century. Focusing on the nearly three hundred military memoirs published by British, French, Spanish, and Portuguese veterans...

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Main Author: Greig, Matilda (Author)
Format: Thesis Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2021
Edition:First edition
Series:Oxford scholarship online
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Online Access:BSB01
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Summary:'Dead Men Telling Tales' is an original account of the lasting cultural impact made by the autobiographies of Napoleonic soldiers over the course of the nineteenth century. Focusing on the nearly three hundred military memoirs published by British, French, Spanish, and Portuguese veterans of the Peninsular War (1808-1814), Matilda Greig charts the histories of these books over the course of a hundred years, around Europe and the Atlantic, and from writing to publication to afterlife.
Item Description:This edition also issued in print: 2021
Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (272 pages) Illustrationen
ISBN:9780191918513
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780192896025.001.0001

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