Christine Haynes is Associate Professor of History, University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
While warfare tends to get more attention, how wars end and how
societies are rebuilt afterwards is often just as important. In
this deeply researched, elegantly written book, Haynes offers a
compelling and insightful account of the Allied occupation of
France after the wars against Napoleon. She gives a visceral sense
of what the experience was like for all parties and shows how the
occupation enabled the making of a lasting peace and the
reconstruction of French society and politics.
*Brian E. Vick, author of The Congress of Vienna*
A very good book, written with verve and attention to archival
detail, in a manner reminiscent of the great historian of France
Richard Cobb. In addition to being the first serious
English-language treatment of an important subject, it is an
exemplary blend of social, cultural, financial, and economic (as
well as military and diplomatic) history.
*Rafe Blaufarb, author of The Great Demarcation*
Haynes draws on a wealth of evidence to weave a rich history of the
occupation that provided a key moment of reflection over the
political idea of ‘Europe.’ This is an impressive contribution to
the literature on the French Restoration, liberalism in
nineteenth-century Europe, occupation and peacemaking.
*Rachel Chrastil, author of The Siege of Strasbourg*
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