The Scum of the Earth - What Happened to the Real British Heroes of Waterloo? (Paperback, 2nd edition)

The Scum of the Earth follows the men Wellington called just that from victory at Waterloo to a Regency Britain at war with itself, and explodes some of the myths on the way; such as that the defeat of Napoleon ended the threat of revolution spreading from France. Did the victorious soldiers return to a land fit for heroes? They did not. There was the first of the Corn Laws in the same year as the battle, there was famine and chronic unemployment. In 1819, the Peterloo massacre saw 15 killed and at least 500 injured when cavalry sabred a crowd demanding parliamentary reform. Peace in Europe perhaps for 50 years - but at home, repression and revolution in the air. And at the same time, the sheer exuberance of the Regency period, with new buildings, new art, even 17 new colonies more or less accidentally acquired. By 1848 the whole of Europe was once more set for complete upheaval. There is no one better to take a cold, hard look at the battle itself and its aftermath, in order to save us from an anniversary of misty-eyed backslapping, than political editor Colin Brown.

General

Imprint:	The History Press Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2019
Authors:	Colin Brown
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	250
Edition:	2nd edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-7509-8917-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Humanities > History > European history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Land forces & warfare > General Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Military life & institutions > General Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > European history > 1750 to 1900 Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
LSN:	0-7509-8917-3
Barcode:	9780750989176

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