Soldiers of the French Revolution

by Alan Forrest

Book Overview

In this work Alan Forrest brings together some of the recent research on the Revolutionary army that has been undertaken on both sides of the Atlantic by younger historians, many of whom look to the influential work of Braudel for a model. Forrest places the armies of the Revolution in a broader social and political context by presenting the effects of war and militarization on French society and government in the Revolutionary period. Revolutionary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822309351
• ISBN13: 9780822309352
• Release Date: November 1989
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Alan Forrest does it again!

Alan Forrest is one of the great writers on French military history. His focus is not on the battles itself but the social construct of the army. No one does it better and this book focuses on the structure and political make up of the army. Forrest argues that the army was politically aware and reacted to ideological changes. It was made primarily of volunteers who were enthusiastic to fight and it would be a mark of pride for them to have taken arms to fight for the revolution. This budding nationalism allows for the success of the military and Forrest weaves a beautiful verbal tapestry that allows the reader to see what the French army really looked like.