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 Peace details
a story of distress and discontent, of victory complicated by
volcanism, and of the challenges facing Britain at the beginning of
its victorious century. Examining the process of demobilization and
its consequences for British society, Evan Wilson draws on archival
research and veterans’ memoirs to tell the story of this period
through the experiences of veterans who struggled to reintegrate
and soldiers and sailors who remained in service as Britain
attempted to defend and expand the empire. Veterans were indeed
central to Britain’s experience of peace, as they took to the
streets to protest the government’s indifference to widespread
unemployment and misery. The fighting did not stop at Waterloo.
General
| Imprint: |
University of Massachusetts Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Veterans |
| Release date: |
June 2023 |
| Authors: |
Evan Wilson
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
288 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-62534-734-3 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-62534-734-0 |
| Barcode: |
9781625347343 |
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