Soldiers, Citizens and Civilians Experiences and Perceptions of the French Wars, 1790-1820

The Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars affected millions of people's lives across Europe and beyond. Yet the extent to which the constant warfare of the period 1792-1815 shaped everyday experience has been little studied. This volume of essays discusses the formative experience of these wars for men and women, as soldiers, citizens and civilians.

ALAN FORREST is Professor of Modern History at the University of York, UK. He has published widely on French Revolutionary and Napoleonic history. Recent books include Napoleon’s Men: The Soldiers of the Revolution and Empire (2002) and Paris, the Provinces and the French Revolution (2004). 

KAREN HAGEMANN is the James G. Kenan Distinguished Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her research focuses on modern German and European history and gender history, in particular the history of labor, welfare, and education, the women’s movements, and the nation, military, and war.

JANE RENDALL taught for many years at the University of York, UK, in the History Department, the Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies and the Centre for Women’s Studies, and is now an Honorary Fellow there. She has published widely in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century women’s and gender history, with particular reference to Scotland.