Fighting for Napoleon: French Soldiers' Letters 1799-1815

by Bernard Wilkin and René Wilkin

The French side of the Napoleonic Wars is often seen from a strategic point of view, or in terms of military organization and battlefield tactics, or through officers' memoirs. It is rarely seen from the perspective of the lowest ranks of the army, and the experience of the ordinary soldiers is less well known and is often misunderstood. That is why this account, based on more than 1,600 letters written by French soldiers of the Napoleonic armies,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1473833736
• ISBN13: 9781473833739
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"