Napoleon's Military Machine
Publisher: Sarpedon Publishers
Published: March 1996
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9781885119186
Subjects: Warfare & Defence; World history: c 1500 to c 1750; World history: c 1750 to c 1900; Military - Napoleonic Wars; Military Science; History: World; Armies; Military History - Modern; History - Military / War
First sentence: Although the infantry was traditionally 'the queen of battles', the infantryman's lot was brutal and unpleasant, and controlled by the capabilities of his main offensive weapon, upon which depended to a large extent the manner in which infantry fought.