Forging Napoleon's Grande Armée: Motivation, Military Culture, and Masculinity in the French Army, 1800-1808

by Michael J. Hughes

The men who fought in Napoleon's Grande Arm e built a new empire that changed the world. Remarkably, the same men raised arms during the French Revolution for libert , galit , and fraternit . In just over a decade, these freedom fighters, who had once struggled to overthrow tyrants, rallied to the side of a man who wanted to dominate Europe. What was behind this drastic change of heart?

In this ground-breaking study, Michael...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081473748X
• ISBN13: 9780814737484
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"