Author: Smith, Digby George
Publisher: Greenhill Press
Year: 2000
ISBN: 1853674133
Binding: Hard Cover
Book Condition: As New
Jacket Condition: Good
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Description: New book, 327 pages, slight rubbing wear on jacket. This superb and comprehensive book details the combat histories of the individual regiments which formed Napoleon's vaunted Grand Armee. Napoleon's Regiments examines each unit in turn, giving an overview of the unit's origins, its organisational history, the fate of standards issued, battle honors borne on all colours and standards, details of the units eventual fate after Napoleon's abdication in 1815 and a complete listing of its officer casualties at all the major Napoleonic battles. Also included are 200 biographies of regimental officers, giving a unique insight into the careers of these neglected figures during the Napoleonic conflict.