Fighting for Napoleon: French Soldiers' Letters, 1799 1815

Author:   Bernard Wilkin ,  Rene Wilkin
Publisher:   Pen & Sword Books Ltd
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9781399019668


Pages:   192
Publication Date:   26 April 2022
Format:   Paperback
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Fighting for Napoleon: French Soldiers' Letters, 1799 1815


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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, is of such value. It adds to the existing literature by exploring every aspect of the life of a French soldier during the period 1799-1815. The book will be fascinating and informative reading for military and cultural historians, but it will also appeal to anyone who is interested in the war experience of common soldiers. It offers the English-speaking audience a French view of a conflict which is too often limited to the traditional memoirs of Captain Coignet, Colonel Marbot or Sergeant Bourgogne. AUTHOR: Bernard Wilkin is a Belgian historian who works as a lecturer at the University of Exeter, where he specialises in the history of the French army and the French people at war, from Napoleon to the end of the Third Republic. He has published on various subjects such as propaganda in France during the two world wars, morale in the French army and on the home front during the Great War.'Ren' Wilkin, the father of Bernard, studied and taught history in the city of Lige where he was born. He is now retired but continues to work on Napoleonic history from a French perspective.

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Author:   Bernard Wilkin ,  Rene Wilkin
Publisher:   Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Imprint:   Pen & Sword Military
ISBN:  

9781399019668


ISBN 10:   139901966
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   26 April 2022
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available.

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Bernard Wilkin is a Belgian historian who works as a lecturer at the University of Exeter, where he specialises in the history of the French army and the French people at war, from Napoleon to the end of the Third Republic. He has published on various subjects such as propaganda in France during the two world wars, morale in the French army and on the home front during the Great War. Ren Wilkin, the father of Bernard, studied and taught history in the city of Lige where he was born. He is now retired but continues to work on Napoleonic history from a French perspective.

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