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French Napoleonic Infantryman 1803–15

By Christa Hook , Terry Crowdy

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
ISBN
9781841764542, 184176454X
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
14 MB (15038288 bytes)
Series
Warrior 57
Pages
64\40
Time added
2020-09-27 11:47:32
Napoleonic;Military;Military History;Nonfiction;Hi

Description

This title draws on contemporary testimonies of life in Napoleon's army, documenting the reality of conscription, training, camp life and combat action for the common infantry soldier during the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815). In contrast to most works on this period, it calls into question the propagandist views expounded by numerous Bonapartists - the romantic notion of La Gloire is very much tempered by some hard-hitting recollections of the horror and misery of military life 200 years ago. Packed with prints taken from contemporary sources and superb colour illustrations, it provides a concise, revealing and authentic portrait of life in the Grand Armée.

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