Forging Napoleon's Grande Armée
Subtitle: motivation, military culture, and masculinity in the French army, 1800-1808
By: Michael J. Hughes
Series: Warfare and culture series
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 285
ISBN-13: 9780814737484; 9780814708279; 9780814724118
Subjects: Military life; Military History; Military morale; France; Attitudes; Military Sociology; France. Armée. Grande Armée; Soldiers; History; Military leadership; Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815; Masculinity
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : military culture and motivation in the armies of Napoleon; title: From the coasts of the ocean to the snows of Poland : the grande Armée and Napoleonic military culture; title: Honneur, gloire, et patrie : honor in Napoleon's legions; title: Imperial virtue : the evolution of French patriotism; title: Napoleon's manhood : sex and martial masculinity in the French army; title: Clothing the new emperor : creating the cult of Napoleon; title: The emperor's grognards : the officer corps; title: Devoted soldiers and reluctant conquerors : the rank-and-file; title: Conclusion : vive l'empereur! : sustaining motivation in the armies of Napoleon, 1803-1808.