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Dead men telling tales : Napoleonic War veterans and the military memoir industry, 1808-1914 /

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Dead Men Telling Tales is an original account of the lasting cultural impact made by the autobiographies of Napoleonic soldiers over the course of the nineteenth century.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Greig, Matilda (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2021.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 > Veterans > Biography.
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 > Personal narratives.
Autobiography > 19th century.
Autobiography > 20th century.
Biography as a literary form.
Biographies as Topic
Guerres napoléoniennes, 1800-1815 > Anciens combattants > Biographies.
Guerres napoléoniennes, 1800-1815 > Récits personnels.
Autobiographie > 19e siècle.
Autobiographie > 20e siècle.
Biographie (Genre littéraire)
biography (general genre)
HISTORY.
Modern.
LITERARY CRITICISM.
Autobiography
Veterans
1800-1999
Electronic books.
Biography
Personal Narrative
Biographies
Personal narratives
Biographies.
Personal narratives.
Récits personnels.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Dead Men Telling Tales is an original account of the lasting cultural impact made by the autobiographies of Napoleonic soldiers over the course of the nineteenth century.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 250 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780192649324
0192649329
9780191918513
0191918512
9780192649331
0192649337