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Napoleon's Sea Soldiers

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Men-at-Arms - French Revolutionary War/Napoleonic Wars - France


Product Info

Title
Napoleon's Sea Soldiers
Publisher
Category
Author
Rene Chartrand
Publish Year
2005
Pages
48
Dimensions
7.5x9.5x.25"
NKG Part #
2147394323
MFG. Part #
OSPMAA227
Type
Softcover
Series
MAA227

Description

Napoleon has often been considered to misunderstand the navy. Being an artillery officer, he was given to precise calculations and never quite accepted that the wind was more important to ships than his orders. However, thanks to the Emperor's pragmatic measures during 1800-1801, the French navy emerged from chaos for the first time in over a decade. The history and uniform of Napoleon's sea soldiers is here explored by René Chartrand, in this worthy edition to Osprey's Men-at-Arms series, with a wealth of illustrations including eight full page color plates by Francis Back.