No Cover Image

Book chapter 1397 views

For the Fatherland? The Motivations of Austrian and Prussian Volunteers during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars

Leighton James Orcid Logo

War Volunteering in Modern Times: From the French Revolution to the Second World War, Pages: 40 - 58

Swansea University Author: Leighton James Orcid Logo

Abstract

This book chapter examines the motivation for military service in Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars in German Central Europe. The chapter argues that contrary to nineteenth-century interpretations of the German and Austrian war effort, patriotism and nationalism were relatively weak factors underpin...

Full description

Published in: War Volunteering in Modern Times: From the French Revolution to the Second World War
Published: Basingstoke Palgrave 2011
Online Access: http://www.palgrave.com/products/title.aspx?pid=357085
URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa11211
first_indexed 2013-10-23T01:50:16Z
last_indexed 2018-02-09T04:40:43Z
id cronfa11211
recordtype SURis
fullrecord <?xml version="1.0"?><rfc1807><datestamp>2013-11-07T12:08:08.8844320</datestamp><bib-version>v2</bib-version><id>11211</id><entry>2012-06-12</entry><title>For the Fatherland? The Motivations of Austrian and Prussian Volunteers during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars</title><swanseaauthors><author><sid>911d9f0b2170c1088e3416de9a702074</sid><ORCID>0000-0002-9869-7293</ORCID><firstname>Leighton</firstname><surname>James</surname><name>Leighton James</name><active>true</active><ethesisStudent>false</ethesisStudent></author></swanseaauthors><date>2012-06-12</date><deptcode>CACS</deptcode><abstract>This book chapter examines the motivation for military service in Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars in German Central Europe. The chapter argues that contrary to nineteenth-century interpretations of the German and Austrian war effort, patriotism and nationalism were relatively weak factors underpinning the decision to enlist. It was usually more pragmatic concerns, such as subsistence, career advancement or the allure of military life, that often led men to volunteer for the army. This applied even to the German volunteers of the Wars of Liberation (1813-1815), who were subsequently lionized as forerunners of German nationalism.</abstract><type>Book chapter</type><journal>War Volunteering in Modern Times: From the French Revolution to the Second World War</journal><volume></volume><journalNumber></journalNumber><paginationStart>40</paginationStart><paginationEnd>58</paginationEnd><publisher>Palgrave</publisher><placeOfPublication>Basingstoke</placeOfPublication><issnPrint/><issnElectronic/><keywords>Revolutionary War, Napoleonic War, Motivation, Enlistment</keywords><publishedDay>31</publishedDay><publishedMonth>12</publishedMonth><publishedYear>2011</publishedYear><publishedDate>2011-12-31</publishedDate><doi/><url>http://www.palgrave.com/products/title.aspx?pid=357085</url><notes>Christine G. Krueger and Sonja Levsen (eds), War Volunteering in Modern Times: From the French Revolution to the Second World War (Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2011), pp. 40-58.</notes><college>COLLEGE NANME</college><department>Culture and Communications School</department><CollegeCode>COLLEGE CODE</CollegeCode><DepartmentCode>CACS</DepartmentCode><institution>Swansea University</institution><apcterm/><lastEdited>2013-11-07T12:08:08.8844320</lastEdited><Created>2012-06-12T11:11:49.4670199</Created><path><level id="1">Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences</level><level id="2">School of Culture and Communication - History</level></path><authors><author><firstname>Leighton</firstname><surname>James</surname><orcid>0000-0002-9869-7293</orcid><order>1</order></author></authors><documents/><OutputDurs/></rfc1807>
spelling 2013-11-07T12:08:08.8844320 v2 11211 2012-06-12 For the Fatherland? The Motivations of Austrian and Prussian Volunteers during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars 911d9f0b2170c1088e3416de9a702074 0000-0002-9869-7293 Leighton James Leighton James true false 2012-06-12 CACS This book chapter examines the motivation for military service in Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars in German Central Europe. The chapter argues that contrary to nineteenth-century interpretations of the German and Austrian war effort, patriotism and nationalism were relatively weak factors underpinning the decision to enlist. It was usually more pragmatic concerns, such as subsistence, career advancement or the allure of military life, that often led men to volunteer for the army. This applied even to the German volunteers of the Wars of Liberation (1813-1815), who were subsequently lionized as forerunners of German nationalism. Book chapter War Volunteering in Modern Times: From the French Revolution to the Second World War 40 58 Palgrave Basingstoke Revolutionary War, Napoleonic War, Motivation, Enlistment 31 12 2011 2011-12-31 http://www.palgrave.com/products/title.aspx?pid=357085 Christine G. Krueger and Sonja Levsen (eds), War Volunteering in Modern Times: From the French Revolution to the Second World War (Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2011), pp. 40-58. COLLEGE NANME Culture and Communications School COLLEGE CODE CACS Swansea University 2013-11-07T12:08:08.8844320 2012-06-12T11:11:49.4670199 Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences School of Culture and Communication - History Leighton James 0000-0002-9869-7293 1
title For the Fatherland? The Motivations of Austrian and Prussian Volunteers during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
spellingShingle For the Fatherland? The Motivations of Austrian and Prussian Volunteers during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
Leighton James
title_short For the Fatherland? The Motivations of Austrian and Prussian Volunteers during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
title_full For the Fatherland? The Motivations of Austrian and Prussian Volunteers during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
title_fullStr For the Fatherland? The Motivations of Austrian and Prussian Volunteers during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
title_full_unstemmed For the Fatherland? The Motivations of Austrian and Prussian Volunteers during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
title_sort For the Fatherland? The Motivations of Austrian and Prussian Volunteers during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
author_id_str_mv 911d9f0b2170c1088e3416de9a702074
author_id_fullname_str_mv 911d9f0b2170c1088e3416de9a702074_***_Leighton James
author Leighton James
author2 Leighton James
format Book chapter
container_title War Volunteering in Modern Times: From the French Revolution to the Second World War
container_start_page 40
publishDate 2011
institution Swansea University
publisher Palgrave
college_str Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
hierarchytype
hierarchy_top_id facultyofhumanitiesandsocialsciences
hierarchy_top_title Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
hierarchy_parent_id facultyofhumanitiesandsocialsciences
hierarchy_parent_title Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
department_str School of Culture and Communication - History{{{_:::_}}}Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences{{{_:::_}}}School of Culture and Communication - History
url http://www.palgrave.com/products/title.aspx?pid=357085
document_store_str 0
active_str 0
description This book chapter examines the motivation for military service in Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars in German Central Europe. The chapter argues that contrary to nineteenth-century interpretations of the German and Austrian war effort, patriotism and nationalism were relatively weak factors underpinning the decision to enlist. It was usually more pragmatic concerns, such as subsistence, career advancement or the allure of military life, that often led men to volunteer for the army. This applied even to the German volunteers of the Wars of Liberation (1813-1815), who were subsequently lionized as forerunners of German nationalism.
published_date 2011-12-31T18:20:48Z
_version_ 1821340072312569856
score 11.04748

Similar Items