TACTICS AND THE EXPERIENCE OF BATTLE IN THE AGE OF NAPOLEON
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AUTHOR: Rory Muir
PUBLISHER: Yale University Press (1998)
ISBN: 0-300-07385-2
DESCRIPTION: 342 pages, Hardback, 240 Χ 162 mm, b/w artwork. Condition: Very Good.
Drawing on memoirs, diaries, and letters of the time, this lively book explores what it was like to be a soldier on a Napoleonic battlefield. It considers the role of the artillery, infantry, and cavalry; the plight of the wounded; the way victories were decided; the mechanics of musketry, artillery, and cavalry charges; and much more.