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Swords Around A Throne

By John R. Elting

Book information

Publisher
Da Capo Press
Year
1997
ISBN
0306807572, 9780306807572
LCC
DC152 .E44 1997
Open Library ID
OL1005916M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (5253010 bytes)
Pages
784\616
Time added
2012-03-09 12:00:00

Description

This authoritative, comprehensive, and enthralling book describes and analyzes Napoleon's most powerful weapon—the Grande Armée which at its peak numbered over a million soldiers. Elting examines every facet of this incredibly complex human machine: its organization, command system, logistics, weapons, tactics, discipline, recreation, mobile hospitals, camp followers, and more. From the army's formation out of the turmoil of Revolutionary France through its swift conquests of vast territories across Europe to its legendary death at Waterloo, this book uses excerpts from soldiers' letters, eyewitness accounts, and numerous firsthand details to place the reader in the boots of Napoleon's conscripts and generals. In Elting's masterful hands the experience is truly unforgettable.

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