FIGHTING NAPOLEON AT HOME The Real Story of a Nation at War With Itself

This book is also somewhat mistitled, with most of the action taking place before the wars against Napoleon. Nevertheless, in exposing the dark underbelly of British politics, Dawson makes an interesting and useful contribution to the history of this important period. When wars coincide with economic and political crises at home, that dissent can turn revolutionary.Follow Dawson’s thesis on unrest in Britain during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, you will see how close Britain came to an epoch-changing revolution.