Napoleon against great odds
Subtitle: the emperor and the defenders of France, 1814
By: Ralph Ashby.
Publisher: Praeger
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Santa Barbara, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9780313381904; 9780313381911
Subjects: Napoleon -- I, -- Emperor of the French, -- 1769-1821 -- Military leadership; France. -- Armée. -- Grande Armée -- History; Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Campaigns; Wars of Liberation, 1813-1814
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The 1814 campaign : introduction and controversy; title: Prelude to invasion : from Moscow to Paris; title: Napoleon creates a new army again; title: Infantry; title: Cavalry; title: Artillery, engineers, and other troops; title: Imperial Guard; title: National Guard; title: Napoleon's campaign of 1814; title: Civilians and partisans; title: The battles of Fère-Champenoise; title: The fall of Paris; title: French casualties in 1814 : desertion, disease, and death; title: Epilogue and conclusions.