This ground-breaking; revisionist collection of essays; based on the most recent research; provides a long-needed reassessment of the legacy of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic wars upon the governments of Restoration Europe. Traditionally the Restoration has been regarded by historians as a period in which European governments returned to the reactionary policies which prevailed before the upheavals of 1789; and which involved an outright rejection of the reforms of the Napoleonic era. In this book; leading historians challenge this interpretation and emphasize the sometimes surprising loyalty shown to Napoleonic policies of modernization by Restoration governments.The problems of dealing with new ideologies; accommodating the interests of old elites; and keeping the benefits of recent reforms were broadly similar across Europe; and provide a connecting theme throughout the volume. However; the nature of governmental response was never uniform. The essays explore these varieties of response; both through detailed case studies and more general surveys; and address issues such as policing and censorship; revolutionary symbolism; elite formation and bureaucratic structures in France; Spain; Italy; Germany and Poland; making a fascinating contribution to the study of the nature of political change in the modern period.
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Good overall summary of the campaign; details ill-informed.By SteinerThis book is a good overall picture of the campaign; however; on page 17 we have a problem. The disinformation is regarding firearms; of which most people in the UK know little. Speaking of the US troops which "were armed with the efficient Krag-Jorgensen bolt action rifle". Number one: The US Krag M1892 was NOT efficient! It was NOT loaded with a charger clip like a Mauser; or a stripper clip like a Mannlicher. The rounds were loaded one at a time (by hand) in a magazine which had a loading gate just in front of the bolt. Number two: "It fired a .30 inch; (.40 calibre) bullet; using a five round clip." The calibre of the US Krag was .30-40; which means it was 30 calibre and had 40 grains of smokeless powder. And it had a full capacity of SIX rounds; if one were using the magazine cut-off. I have already mentioned the Krag design is NOT clip fed. That goes the same for the original Norwegian; and the Danish variant. The Norwegian M1894 was 6.5mm x 55 (standard with the Swedes); and the Danish M1889 Krag was 8mm x 58R. The Spanish Mauser M1893 was in 7mm x 57; and fired a round with great accuracy; and was much faster to load with a charging clip system. The means once the bolt was pulled back; there is a channel at the rear of the receiver into which a charger clip of 5 rounds is inserted. One then uses the thumb to push the five rounds straight down into the box magazine. You push the bolt closed; which chambers the round; and you are ready to fire. The Mannlicher system differs in that a ready five round STRIPPER clip is inserted into the magazine; once the bolt is pulled back; and it STAYS in the rifle until the last round is fired; and it then falls out of the bottom of the magazine. This system is faster to load than either of the other two; with the Krag design being by far the slowest. Although; the Krag system allows one to top off the magazine at anytime. Ballistic wise; due to the lower powder charge. the .30-40 Krag; at longer ranges was inferior to the Spanish Mauser. Hence the quick adoption of the US Springfield 1903 in .30-06; which was built under license from Mauser. One thing I will say in favour of the Krag; is that it is the smoothest bolt action I have ever fired; and the recoil is pleasant; not like a mule; in the case of a Mauser.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Good account of how America became a world powerBy Phil HistorianThe 1898 Spanish-American war is not as well known as WW2; the American Civil War or even the American Revolutionary War; but it was still a important conflict in which Spain lost Cuba and the Philippines to the United States. this book covers the famous Cuban battle of San Juan Hill in which the Rough Riders defeated the Spanish. I enjoyed it.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Excellent artwork and wonderful color mapsBy D. WilliamsVery succinct account of the American campaign in Cuba. Excellent artwork and wonderful color maps.
