Swords Around a Throne: Napolean's Grande Armee - Couverture rigide

Elting, John R.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0029095018 ISBN 13 : 9780029095010

Editeur : The Free Press, 1988

Synopsis

Book by John R Elting

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

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.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Colonel John R. Elting has edited and written numerous books on military history, including Amateurs, to Arms!: A Military History of the War of 1812 and A Military History and Atlas of the Napoleonic Wars.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: The Free Press
• Date d'édition: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0029095018
• ISBN 13: 9780029095010
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 769