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French Napoleonic Infantryman 1803-15

By Christa Hook , Terry Crowdy

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Year
2002
ISBN
9781841764542, 184176454X
Open Library ID
OL8922409M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
34 MB (35841048 bytes)
Series
Warrior 057
Edition
1St Edition
Pages
68\68
Time added
2010-02-18 13:16:04
Военные дисциплины;Оружие и военная техника;Osprey

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. 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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