Tactics and the experience of battle in the age of Napoleon /Rory Muir.

Muir, Rory, 1962-

Tactics and the experience of battle in the age of Napoleon /Rory Muir. - New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press, (c)1998. - 1 online resource (x, 342 pages) : illustrations.

Includes bibliographies and index.

The Eve of Battle -- Battles and Battlefields -- Artillery -- Light Infantry -- Infantry Combat -- Cavalry Combat -- The Role of the General -- Subordinate Commanders, Staff Officers and ADCs -- Regimental Officers -- Morale and Cohesion -- Attitudes and Feelings -- Victory or Defeat? -- After the Fighting.

Muir studies memoirs, diaries, and letters of the time to produce a work that deals with military history, European history, and the psychology of combat.



9780300147681


Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815--Campaigns.
Military art and science--History--France--19th century.
Tactics.
Napoleonische Kriege--Taktik--Rezeption--Frankreich--Geschichte (1815-1900)


Electronic Books.

DC151 / .T338 1998