{"product_id":"popular-resistance-in-the-french-charles-esdaile-9781403938268","title":"Popular Resistance in the French Wars","description":"In the Napoleonic period warfare ceased to be a matter for armies alone, but also became an affair of the people. So, at least, runs the usual claim. In Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany and Russia outraged peasants and townsfolk rose against the French armies and fell upon them without mercy. From these insurrections we get the modern word 'guerrilla', but did armed civilians really play an important a role in the struggle? In this collection of essays a group of specialists on the Napoleonic epoch tease out the question, and arrive at some startling conclusions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Esdaile\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1403938261\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781403938268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Palgrave MacMillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/10\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 233\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.88h x 5.88w x 0.71d","brand":"Charles Esdaile","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48088162173183,"sku":"9781403938268","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d1f55182-148b-4d4c-98f1-f38971bf8a0b.jpg?v=1769103400","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/popular-resistance-in-the-french-charles-esdaile-9781403938268","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}