The Horrible Peace: British Veterans and the End of the Napoleonic Wars

by Evan Wilson

Book Overview

Few battles in world history provide a cleaner dividing line than Waterloo: before, there was Napoleon; after, there was the Pax Britannica. While Waterloo marked France's defeat and Britain's ascendance as an imperial power, the war was far from over for many soldiers and sailors, who were forced to contend with the lasting effects of battlefield trauma, the realities of an impossibly tight labor market, and growing social unrest. The Horrible...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1625347332
• ISBN13: 9781625347336
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"