Swords Around A Throne Part 2 Of 2

Part Two Of Two Parts Few armies have left a mark as great as Napoleon's Grand Armee. In existence for only a decade, this powerful force--numbering at its peak over one million soldiers--conquered vast territories across Europe. As engaging as a novel, SWORDS AROUND A THRONE recreates the daily life of the Grand Armee's soldiers and leaders and the conditions under which they existed and fought, including rations, pay, mud, and disease, mobile hospitals, camp followers, marches, baggage, uniforms and more. Historian John R. Elting places us in the boots of the soldiers, from privates to generals, and carries us along the Grand Armee's path through triumph and disaster.