Forging Napoleon's Grande Armee [electronic resource] : motivation, military culture, and masculinity in the French army, 1800-1808 / Michael J. Hughes.

By: Hughes, Michael J, 1972-Contributor(s): ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextSeries: Warfare and culture seriesPublication details: New York : New York University Press, c2012Description: xi, 285 p. : illISBN: 9780814708279 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- Military leadership | France. Armee. Grande Armee -- History | France. Armee. Grande Armee -- 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 -- 1789-1815Genre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 940.2/7420944 LOC classification: DC202.1 | .H84 2012Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Introduction : military culture and motivation in the armies of Napoleon -- From the coasts of the ocean to the snows of Poland : the grande Armee 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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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 Armee 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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