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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Michael J. Hughes , Linda LaynePublisher: New York University Press Imprint: New York University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.499kg ISBN: 9780814737484ISBN 10: 081473748 Pages: 296 Publication Date: 07 May 2012 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction: Military Culture and Motivation in the Armies of Napoleon 1 From the Coasts of the Ocean to the Snows of Poland: The Grande Armee and Napoleonic Military Culture 2 Honneur, Gloire, et Patrie: Honor in Napoleon's Legions 3 Imperial Virtue: The Evolution of French Patriotism 4 Napoleon's Manhood: Sex and Martial Masculinity in the French Army 5 Clothing the New Emperor: Creating the Cult of Napoleon : The Officer Corps 6 The Emperor's Grognards 7 Devoted Soldiers and Reluctant Conquerors: The Rank and File Conclusion: Vive l'Empereur! Sustaining Motivation in the Armies of Napoleon, 1803-1808 Notes Select Bibliography Index About the AuthorReviewsWhat were the values that helped to make Napoleon's armies the formidable fighting force they became? In this highly innovative study Michael Hughes shows how notions of honour became redefined to reward talent and courage and appeal to a sense of martial masculinity, while maintaining the sense of patriotic virtue that had been so potent during the Revolutionary years. The book is interdisciplinary in its approach, drawing on military studies and gender theory to create a highly convincing picture of the military culture of the Napoleonic era. -Alan Forrest, Professor of Modern History, University of York, England Michael Hughes has produced a fascinating study exploring the motivation of French soldiers during the Napoleonic Era, and the process through which they became Napoleon's men. Hughes book is an important contribution to the historiography of martial culture. He does well to integrate various historical methodologies, producing an intelligent and well conceived book that provides another dimension to Napoleonic military history. -Frederick C. Schneid, What were the values that helped to make Napoleon's armies the formidable fighting force they became? In this highly innovative study Michael Hughes shows how notions of honour became redefined to reward talent and courage and appeal to a sense of martial masculinity, while maintaining the sense of patriotic virtue that had been so potent during the Revolutionary years. The book is interdisciplinary in its approach, drawing on military studies and gender theory to create a highly convincing picture of the military culture of the Napoleonic era. Alan Forrest, Professor of Modern History, University of York Michael Hughes provides the most fully developed and most highly nuanced account of motivation among the troops who composed Napoleon's Grande Armee Founded upon extensive research and enlightened by new cultural and gendered approaches, his volume traces the evolution of Napoleon's efforts to inspire, and manipulate, his soldiers and the effects of those efforts on officers and the rank and file. Hughes's application of new categories of analysis is not simply a voguish surface gloss; it is fundamental to the traditional military subjects he examines. His treatment of the evolution of military honor is particularly impressive and his innovative exposition of how the lure of sexual opportunity tempted the troops is a revelation Forging Napoleon's Grande Armee is a must read. John A. Lynn, Distiguished Professor of Military History, Northwestern University Michael Hughes has produced a fascinating study exploring the motivation of French soldiers during the Napoleonic Era, and the process through which they became Napoleon's men Hughes book is an important contribution to the historiography of martial culture He does well to integrate various historical methodologies, producing an intelligent and well conceived book that provides another dimension to Napoleonic military history. Frederick C. Schneid, author of Napoleon's Conquest of Europe: The War of the Third Coalition Author InformationMichael J. Hughes is Associate Professor at Iona College. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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