Napoleonic Uniforms

History

ELTING, John R.

World

Pearson College Div

The magnificent color illustrations of the Elting books make extensive use of surviving eyewitness sketches and accounts, and show how widely most armies of the time made use of captured or improvised equipment. The glories of the Austrian, Prussian, Russian, and British armies, as well as the smaller German states are all gathered together here in a single work for the first time.

Napoleonic Uniforms: 1

Macmillan Library Reference

The magnificent color illustrations of the Elting books make extensive use of surviving eyewitness sketches and accounts, and show how widely most armies of the time made use of captured or improvised equipment. The glories of the Austrian, Prussian, Russian, and British armies, as well as the smaller German states are all gathered together here in a single work for the first time.

Amateurs, to Arms!: A Military History of the War of 1812 (Major Battles & Campaigns)

"A gripping narrative of an unpopular and badly fought war--a century and a half before Vietnam--that will shock the uninformed reader."--Military History Begun in ignorance of the military reality, the War of 1812 was fought catch-as-catch-can with raw troops, incompetent officers, and appallingly inadequate logistics. The odds against the American fighting forces-woefully unrealistic preparations and expectations, British military might, a feckless Congress and administration, the treason of many citizens who fed and praised the enemy-were overwhelming. American soil was invaded along three frontiers, the national capital was occupied and burned, and the secession of the New England states loomed as a definite possibility. Amateurs, to Arms! examines in succession the campaigns of "Mr. Madison's War": the U.S. invasion of Canada; the key naval battles on Lakes Erie and Champlain; the British invasion via the Chesapeake Bay and its repulse at Baltimore; and the campaign leading to the American victory at New Orleans, fought and won after the war was over. Elting describes the planning and preparations (or lack of them) for the campaigns, tells how they were fought, and analyzes the battlefield performance of both sides. Specially prepared maps and numerous illustrations complement Elting's vivid, penetrating account of how the young republic fought and nearly lost its "Second War for Independence."

Amateurs, To Arms!: A Military History Of The War Of 1812 (Major Battles & Campaigns)

Americas

Da Capo Press

This authoritative, comprehensive, and enthralling book describes and analyzes Napoleon's most powerful weapon—the Grande Armée which at its peak numbered over a million soldiers. Elting examines every facet of this incredibly complex human machine: its organization, command system, logistics, weapons, tactics, discipline, recreation, mobile hospitals, camp followers, and more. From the army's formation out of the turmoil of Revolutionary France through its swift conquests of vast territories across Europe to its legendary death at Waterloo, this book uses excerpts from soldiers' letters, eyewitness accounts, and numerous firsthand details to place the reader in the boots of Napoleon's conscripts and generals. In Elting's masterful hands the experience is truly unforgettable.

Swords Around A Throne: Napoleon's Grande Armée

Europe

Paintings, drawings, and photographs show American soldiers at war, in training, and performing ceremonial functions

American Army Life

Teen & Young Adult

Scribner

From rear cover: "Swords Around A Throne recreates the daily life of the Grande Armee's soldiers and leaders and the conditions under which they existed and fought, including rations, pay, mud and disease, hospitals, camp followers, loot, marches and uniforms. Placing the reader in the boots of individuals, from yardbird conscripts to generals, Elting carries us along the Armee's path, through triumph and disaster, in peace and at war.Military professional and historian John R. Elting paints an exciting, detailed picture of the fighting force created by the genius and power of Napoleon.

SWORDS AROUND A THRONE

Weidenfeld

Recounts the war between Finland and the Soviet Union, the betrayal of Norway, and the occupation of Denmark

Battles for Scandinavia (World War II #28)

Time-Life Education

Recounts the war between Finland and the Soviet Union, the betrayal of Norway, and the occupation of Denmark

Battles for Scandinavia (World War II Series)

Children's Books

Military Uniforms in America: Years of Growth, 1796-1851, Vol. 2

Military Uniforms in America: Years of Growth, 1796-1851, Vol. 2

Engineering & Transportation

Michael J. McAfee

Engineering

Presidio Press

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Napoleonic Uniforms

Napoleonic Uniforms: 1

Napoleonic Uniforms

Amateurs, To Arms!: A Military History Of The War Of 1812 (Major Battles & Campaigns)

Swords Around A Throne: Napoleon's Grande Armée

American Army Life

SWORDS AROUND A THRONE

Battles for Scandinavia (World War II #28)

Battles for Scandinavia (World War II Series)

Military Uniforms in America: Years of Growth, 1796-1851, Vol. 2