Reviews
" David Bell gives a gripping account of the transformation of European war. This is a bold and important book." --Natalie Zemon Davis, University of Toronto, & " A mesmerizing account that illuminates not just the Napoleonic wars but all of modern history& hellip; it reads like a novel." --Lynn Hunt, Eugen Weber Professor of Modern European History, UCLA, "A terrific book, fresh, original and compelling. . . a brilliant account of a fundamental historical transformation." --Keith Michael Baker, Stanford University, "Thoughtful and original . . . Bell has mapped what is a virtually new field of inquiry: the culture of war." --Steven L. Kaplan, Goldwin Smith Professor of European History, Cornell University, "From the gripping opening paragraphs to the very end, The First Total War is . . . an historical page-turner." --Dror Wahrman, Ruth N. Halls Professor of History, Indiana University, "A mesmerizing account that illuminates not just the Napoleonic wars but all of modern historyhellip; it reads like a novel." --Lynn Hunt, Eugen Weber Professor of Modern European History, UCLA, " As wise at it is timely, and as rich in detail as it is grand in scope." --David Armitage, Professor of History, Harvard University, "Thoughtful and original . . . Bell has mapped what is a virtually new field of inquiry: the culture of war." --Steven L. Kaplan, Goldwin Smith Professor of European History, Cornell University "A mesmerizing account that illuminates not just the Napoleonic wars but all of modern history... it reads like a novel." --Lynn Hunt, Eugen Weber Professor of Modern European History, UCLA "A terrific book, fresh, original and compelling. . . a brilliant account of a fundamental historical transformation." --Keith Michael Baker, Stanford University "David Bell gives a gripping account of the transformation of European war. This is a bold and important book." --Natalie Zemon Davis, University of Toronto "As wise at it is timely, and as rich in detail as it is grand in scope." --David Armitage, Professor of History, Harvard University "A page turner . . . Everyone who hates wars . . . should read these pages." --Patrice Higonnet, Harvard University "[David Bell] is one of the best prose stylists of his generation." --Steven Englund, author of Napoleon, A Political Life "From the gripping opening paragraphs to the very end, The First Total War is . . . an historical page-turner." --Dror Wahrman, Ruth N. Halls Professor of History, Indiana University, "ÝDavid Bell¨ is one of the best prose stylists of his generation." --Steven Englund, author of Napoleon, A Political Life, "[David Bell] is one of the best prose stylists of his generation." --Steven Englund, author of Napoleon, A Political Life, "Thoughtful and original . . . Bell has mapped what is a virtually new field of inquiry: the culture of war." --Steven L. Kaplan, Goldwin Smith Professor of European History, Cornell University A mesmerizing account that illuminates not just the Napoleonic wars but all of modern history… it reads like a novel." --Lynn Hunt, Eugen Weber Professor of Modern European History, UCLA A terrific book, fresh, original and compelling. . . a brilliant account of a fundamental historical transformation." --Keith Michael Baker, Stanford University David Bell gives a gripping account of the transformation of European war. This is a bold and important book." --Natalie Zemon Davis, University of Toronto As wise at it is timely, and as rich in detail as it is grand in scope." --David Armitage, Professor of History, Harvard University A page turner . . . Everyone who hates wars . . . should read these pages." --Patrice Higonnet, Harvard University "[David Bell] is one of the best prose stylists of his generation." --Steven Englund, author of Napoleon, A Political Life From the gripping opening paragraphs to the very end, The First Total War is . . . an historical page-turner." --Dror Wahrman, Ruth N. Halls Professor of History, Indiana University, & " A page turner . . . Everyone who hates wars . . . should read these pages.& " --Patrice Higonnet, Harvard University
