The French Army, 1750-1820: Careers, Talent, Merit

by Rafe Blaufarb

This book examines the transformation of the French military profession during the momentous period that saw the death of royal absolutism, the rise and fall of successive revolutionary regimes, the consolidation of Napoleonic rule and the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy after the Empire's final collapse. Crossing traditional chronological boundaries, it brings together periods in French history that are usually treated separately and challenges...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719062624
• ISBN13: 9780719062629
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.9" x 9.0"