Revolution and Political Conflict in the French Navy 1789-1794

Professor Cormack's study examines the French Navy during the Revolution, focusing on the fleet's involvement in political conflict. Although ignored by historians of the Revolution, the navy's experience illustrates a nation-wide struggle between authority based on executive power and authority based ambiguously on the People's Will. The book charts the evolution of this struggle in the assemblies and in the ports of Toulon and Brest, revealing its impact on the navy and its central importance to the French Revolution.

Author: William S. Cormack
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 05/09/2002
Pages: 360
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.27lbs
Size: 9.74h x 6.28w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780521893756

This title is not returnable