"Book Review: Revolutionary France's War of Conquest..." Topic
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| Tango01 | 15 Nov 2019 10:28 p.m. PST |
… in the Rhineland: Conquering the Natural Frontier, 1792-1797 "The author of several works on French military history, Prof. Hayworth (Air Command and Staff College), has written an impressive account of why and how, within a few years of renouncing wars of conquest, Republican France undertook and carried out a successful war to secure the Rhineland. Hayworth begins by noting that, contrary to nineteenth century nationalist scholarship, expansion to the Rhine (France's "natural frontier"), had not been a policy of the ancien regime, despite frequent campaigns into the region, but an idea that arose out of the fierce politics of revolutionary factionalism…"
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| arthur1815 | 16 Nov 2019 6:49 a.m. PST |
Looks very interesting – but at that price, I'll have to pass! |
| Tango01 | 16 Nov 2019 12:04 p.m. PST |
Sorry for that my friend!. Amicalement
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| Gazzola | 27 Nov 2019 1:22 p.m. PST |
Just spotted this so I'm posting late. I'm always on the look out for new titles covering the revolutionary period. Due to this I have put it on my list to buy. However, while it looks as though it may be an interesting read, the high price, as arthur1815 pointed out, sadly stops it from becoming a must-have, well, for now anyway. |
| von Winterfeldt | 27 Nov 2019 1:26 p.m. PST |
the first 100 pages so far, boring |
| Tango01 | 27 Nov 2019 3:35 p.m. PST |
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| Brechtel198 | 28 Nov 2019 5:28 a.m. PST |
I just ordered it, so we'll see how it goes… |
| von Winterfeldt | 28 Nov 2019 11:57 p.m. PST |
gets much more interesting from page 130 onwards with the victorious campaign of the "Sambre et Meuse" where Schérer played an important role again. |
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goes to sea with the Terrain Mat.