Author of two books on the French Revolution
"Fascinating and important."--Journal of Modern History
"Poses a series of challenges to much traditional thinking about
the impact of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars on French
society."--French History
"A much richer view of the relationship between central government
and local population at a time when only a minority of Frenchmen
consciously identified themselves as such rather than as members of
local societies....An excellent example of the social dimension of
political and military policies."--American Historical Review
"A sophisticated product of the Richard Cobb school of history,
exploiting an impressive array of original material collected in
sixteen archives. Forrest writes in an imaginative and evocative
style without slipping into hyperbole."--International History
Review
"Forrest's work is an informative and meticulously-documented
study. It provides manyu new insights into the conditions of
everyday life in the France of this era."--French Review
"An important study of a major military institution."--Journal of
Military History
"A wealth of vivid particular incident which admirably conveys the
strength of popular feeling against conscription, the misery which
was so often the lot of conscripts and deserters alike, the
brutality with which conscription was enforced and resistance to it
suppressed....Immensely readable."--History
"A detailed and sometimes fascinating account....Nicely written and
thoroughly documented, this is virtually the only work on this
subject in English."--CHOICE
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