Forging Napoleon's Grande Armée : Motivation, Military Culture, and Masculinity in the French Army, 1800-1808 / Michael J. Hughes.
2012
DC202.1 .H84 2016
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Forging Napoleon's Grande Armée : Motivation, Military Culture, and Masculinity in the French Army, 1800-1808 / Michael J. Hughes.
Author
Hughes, Michael J., author.
ISBN
9780814708279
Published
New York, NY : : New York University Press, [2012]
Copyright
©2012
Language
English
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In English.
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10.18574/nyu/9780814737484.001.0001 doi
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DC202.1 .H84 2016
Dewey Decimal Classification
940.27420944
Summary
The men who fought in Napoleon's Grande Armée built a new empire that changed the world. Remarkably, the same men raised arms during the French Revolution for liberté, égalité, and fraternité. In just over a decade, these freedom fighters, who had once struggled to overthrow tyrants, rallied to the side of a man who wanted to dominate Europe. What was behind this drastic change of heart? In this ground-breaking study, Michael J. Hughes shows how Napoleonic military culture shaped the motivation of Napoleon's soldiers. Relying on extensive archival research and blending cultural and military history, Hughes demonstrates that the Napoleonic regime incorporated elements from both the Old Regime and French Revolutionary military culture to craft a new military culture, characterized by loyalty to both Napoleon and the preservation of French hegemony in Europe. Underscoring this new, hybrid military culture were five sources of motivation: honor, patriotism, a martial and virile masculinity, devotion to Napoleon, and coercion. Forging Napoleon's Grande Armée vividly illustrates how this many-pronged culture gave Napoleon's soldiers reasons to fight.
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Warfare and Culture ; ; 7
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Table of Contents
Frontmatter
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. From the Coasts of the Ocean to the Snows of Poland
2. Honneur, Gloire, et Patrie
3. Imperial Virtue
4. Napoleon's Manhood
5. Clothing the New Emperor
6. The Emperor's Grognards
7. Devoted Soldiers and Reluctant Conquerors
Conclusion: Vive l'Empereur!
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index
About the Author
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. From the Coasts of the Ocean to the Snows of Poland
2. Honneur, Gloire, et Patrie
3. Imperial Virtue
4. Napoleon's Manhood
5. Clothing the New Emperor
6. The Emperor's Grognards
7. Devoted Soldiers and Reluctant Conquerors
Conclusion: Vive l'Empereur!
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index
About the Author