Forging Napoleon's Grande Arm�ee [electronic resource] : motivation, military culture, and masculinity in the French army, 1800-1808 / Michael J. Hughes.
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TextSeries: Warfare and culture seriesPublication details: New York : New York University Press, c2012.Description: xi, 285 p. : illSubject(s): - Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- Military leadership
- France. Arm�ee. Grande Arm�ee -- History
- France. Arm�ee. Grande Arm�ee -- Military life
- Soldiers -- Attitudes -- France -- History -- 19th century
- Masculinity -- France -- History -- 19th century
- Military morale -- France -- History -- 19th century
- Sociology, Military -- France -- History -- 19th century
- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815
- France -- History, Military -- 1789-1815
- 940.2/7420944 23
- DC202.1 .H84 2012eb
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : military culture and motivation in the armies of Napoleon -- From the coasts of the ocean to the snows of Poland : the grande Arm�ee and Napoleonic military culture -- Honneur, gloire, et patrie : honor in Napoleon's legions -- Imperial virtue : the evolution of French patriotism -- Napoleon's manhood : sex and martial masculinity in the French army -- Clothing the new emperor : creating the cult of Napoleon -- The emperor's grognards : the officer corps -- Devoted soldiers and reluctant conquerors : the rank-and-file -- Conclusion : vive l'empereur! : sustaining motivation in the armies of Napoleon, 1803-1808.
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