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